Mahesana Junction railway station


Mahesana Junction railway station is located in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves the city of Mehsana.

About Station

Mahesana Junction railway station is at an elevation of and is assigned the code — MSH. It has 6 platforms and 2 siding tracks. It is connected to rail by four lines that are Ahmedabad - Jaipur line, Mahesana - Taranga Hill line, Mahesana - Patan line, Mahesana - Viramgam line.

History

Rajputana State Railway extended the metre gauge Delhi–Ajmer line to Ahmedabad in 1881. The Khodiyar–Mahesana sector was converted to wide broad gauge in 1995 and the Mahesana–Palanpur section was converted in 1997, which along with the conversion of the Ajmer–Palanpur section, completed the conversion of the entire Jaipur–Ahmedabad line. Viramgam-Mahesana section was re-opened in 2005, after gauge conversion to wide broad gauge. Mahesana–Taranga Hill line is under gauge conversion to wide broad gauge. A new railway station on the west side of tracks was built in 2019.