Khedbrahma railway station

Khedbrahma
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationKhedbrahma, Sabarkantha district, Gujarat
India
Coordinates24°01′46″N 73°02′29″E / 24.02941°N 73.04126°E / 24.02941; 73.04126
Elevation205 metres (673 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Khedbrahma–Himatnagar–Ahmedabad line
Platforms1
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeKDBM
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Ahmedabad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Idar railway station is located in India
Idar railway station
Idar railway station
Location within India
Idar railway station is located in Gujarat
Idar railway station
Idar railway station
Idar railway station (Gujarat)

Khedbrahma railway station is a railway station in Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, India. Its code is KDBM. It serves Khedbrahma city. The station consists of a platform.[1][2]

History

Since 2017, the rail service is suspended for gauge conversion.[3][4] It was a terminal station of the former metre gauge railway line connecting Khedbrahma to Himatnagar and Ahmedabad.[5][6] In June 2022, ₹482 crore (US$58 million) were allocated for gauge conversion.[7]

On 18 June 2022, the gauge conversion project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[8]

The work is ongoing and the new railway station in under construction which is likely to be completed in March 2025.[9]

Former major trains

  • Khedbrahma–Ahmedabad MG Passenger (unreserved)
  • Ahmedabad–Khedbrahma MG Passenger (unreserved)

References

  1. ^ "KDBM/Khed Brahma". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ Rajgor, Shivprasad (1993). Thaker, Dhirubhai (ed.). ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ [Gujarati Encyclopedia] (in Gujarati). Vol. V. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad. p. 846. OCLC 164915270.
  3. ^ "રેલ્વે લાઇનનું બ્રોડગેજમાં રૃપાંતરથી આજથી તલોદ-ખેડબ્રહ્મા તરફની ટ્રેનો બંધ". Gujarat Samachar (in Gujarati). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ^ "ઈડરથી ખેડબ્રહ્મા વચ્ચે 3 વર્ષથી ગેજ પરિવર્તનના નામે રેલવે વ્યવહાર બંધ". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 2019.
  5. ^ Rajyagor, S. B., ed. (1974). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Sabarkantha district. Vol. IX. Ahmedabad: Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. pp. 74, 88, 91, 172, 720–722. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  6. ^ "आमान परिवर्तन के काम को मिलेगी स्वीड, ४५.५७ करोड़ का टेंडर जारी". Bhaskar.com (in Hindi). 8 May 2014. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "આનંદની લાગણી:હિંમતનગર-ખેડબ્રહ્મા રેલવે ગેજ પરિવર્તન માટે 482 કરોડ મંજૂર, આગામી 6 માસમાં ટેન્ડરીંગ" (in Gujarati). Divya Bhaskar. 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ "PM Modi to inaugurate railway projects worth Rs 16,300 cr in Vadodara". The Indian Express. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/sabarkantha/news/the-operation-of-himmatnagar-khedbrahma-railway-track-will-be-completed-in-march-2025-132791035.html
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