Gandhinagar : Capital Railway Station will be a gift for Gujarat and also for Gandhinagar people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present a number of development works to Gujarat on Friday, July 16, 2021 with the inauguration of the “Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station” at the state capital Gandhinagar. The Prime Minister will inaugurate eight different developmental works from Gandhinagar, including the renovated Gandhinagar railway station, at 4 pm on Friday from New Delhi. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he resolved to make Gujarat the most developed state in the country. As part of his vision, a world-class “Mahatma Mandir Convention Center Complex” was set up at Gandhinagar. It is well known that the “Mahatma Mandir” embodied by the Prime Minister has witnessed a number of national and international business summits, conferences, exhibitions and innovative events, including the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit. After the regular biennial “Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit” held at the “Mahatma Mandir”, the attraction of this place increased manifold for all. The venue has become a major host for presidents, prime ministers, parliamentarians, ambassadors, entrepreneurs, scientists and academicians from around the world. A number of state-of-the-art projects including Mahatma Mandir, Metro Rail, six-lane highway connecting Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar, National Forensic Sciences University, Raksha Shakti University, Gift-City have been rejuvenated with advanced renovations in the vicinity of ‘Mahatma Mandir’. 3 platforms have been reconstructed in the railway station. Constructed as per the new guidelines of world class railway-stations in the country, one of the 3 platforms at this railway station is one-end platform, while the other is island platform. The station has 2 escalators, 3 elevators and 2 pedestrian (pedestrian) subways, connecting the platforms. In addition, there is a waiting area for about 300 persons at different locations, centrally air-conditioned multipurpose hall, baby feeding room, prayer room and first aid room, audio-video, display area for art gallery with LED screen and 105 meter long column-free alum. There is a station with a roof. This station is 100% flexible for the disabled.
The Capital Railway Station has been reconstructed with the participation of Garud (Gandhinagar Railway and Urban Development Co. Ltd.), Government of Gujarat 74% and Ministry of Railways 24%. With the development and modernization, the newly constructed five-star hotel near this railway station will be a major attraction for the visiting delegates from home and abroad. The metro train route from Ahmedabad-Motera to Mahatma Mandir, which will be completed in the early stages of the year 2024, and the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar six-lane highway will further boost the newly constructed “Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station” and the state.
