Gandhi Smriti railway station

Gandhi Smriti railway station is a small railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India.[1] Gandhi Smriti railway station is 3 km away from Navsari railway station. Passenger and MEMU trains halt here.[2][3][4]


Gandhi Smriti railway station
Indian Railways station
LocationNavsari, Navsari district, Gujarat
India
Coordinates20°55′14″N 72°55′19″E
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGNST
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Mumbai WR
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Location
Gandhi Smriti railway station
Location within India
Gandhi Smriti railway station
Gandhi Smriti railway station (Gujarat)

History

There is a railway gate between Navsari and Dandi on the way to Dandi. It is mostly closed due to high traffic. Gandhi Smriti railway station is located right next to it. Gandhi Smriti railway station is associated with Gandhiji's memories. Therefore, it is named as "Gandhi Smriti".

After the Dandi March started from Sabarmati Ashram on 12th March 1930, Gandhiji spent 14th April to 4th May in a hut built under a plum tree in Karadi village near Dandi. He now had to travel from Karadi to the salt field of Dharasana. The British police arrested him from Karadi on 4th May. Gandhiji was brought from Karadi to Hansapore. Frontier Mail was stopped at 1.30 in the night to take it by train to Mumbai. The surrounding villages had fought in memory of that day and as a result "Gandhi Smriti railway station" was started on 15th August 1997.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "GNST/Gandhi Smriti". India Rail Info.
  2. "GNST:Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018 Division : Mumbai". Raildrishti.
  3. "GNST/Gandhi Smriti". Raildrishti.
  4. "TWO TRAINS GIVEN STOPPAGE AT GANDHI SMRITI STATION". Western Railway.
  5. "अनोखा रेलवे स्टेशन: जहां गांधीजी के लिए अंग्रेजों ने पहली बार रोकी थी ट्रेन". Bhaskar.
  6. "આજથી 88 વર્ષ પૂર્વે ગાંધીજી કરાડી ગામ ખાતે પધાર્યા હતા". Bhaskar.
  7. "અનોખું રેલવે સ્ટેશન : અહીં મુસાફરો નહીં પણ જૂની યાદો ટ્રેનની રાહ જુએ છે!". Bhaskar.

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