Ahmedabad Railway Station, also known as Kalupur Railway Station, is the busiest station in the state of Gujarat and the second highest income generating division after Mumbai on the Western Railway. It is referred by locals as Kalupur in order to differentiate itself from the other suburban stations close to it like Maninagar, Vastrapur, Sarkhej etc. The station code for booking tickets is ‘ADI.’
Ahmedabad railway station has a total of 12 platforms which are well equipped with Tea Stalls, Snack Bars, Medical Shops as well as enquiry counters. There is also a cyber café at the station that is run by Tata Indicom.
There are plans to make the station to be Wi-Fi enabled that is being considered by the government of Gujarat. The railway station also has a push trolley service for carrying the luggage, a facility which is common at airports.
The facility is only currently available on platform number 1, and will extend to all other platforms once all escalators are activated by the end of the year. A golf car service was launched to ferry senior citizens and handicapped citizens to the platform in 2010.
Over 50 trains towards various parts of the country depart from the city of Ahmedabad. Their timings, frequency are mentioned in the table given below:
Ahmedabad railway station also has its local section which runs on meter gauge and has trains for different parts of the state on a daily basis. The trains departing from Ahmedabad to different parts of the state are
There are several hotels near Ahmedabad Railway Station. You can consider for them for a nice and pleasant stay. Being close to the railway station, it becomes really very easy to reach the railway station on time. Here's a list of these hotels:
FabHotel Tulip Plaza
Amber 4th Floor, Pushp Industrial Park & Arcade, Rakhial Rd, near Patel Mill Compound, Saraspur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380021
Shree mahakali guest house & dormitory
603 , shree mahakali guest house, near huj house, Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380002
Moti Mahal Hotel-3-star hotel
Kalupur Rd, near Railway Station, Kapasia Bazar, Sakar Bazzar, Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380002•079 2212 1881
Hotel Prime
2nd Floor,Vishal Commercial Centre, Relief Rd, opposite LIC Building, Patthar Kuva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•095866 73672
Sarovar Portico, Kalupur-Ahmedabad
Station Road, Kapasia Bazar, Sakar Bazzar, Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380002•079 2212 3842
Hotel Miracle
Sherkotda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380021•079 2545 3888
Hotel Satkar, Near Neelkanth Hotel And Aavkar Hotel
2H8V+368, Gita Mandir, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380043
French Haveli-3-star hotel
1824, Khijada Sheri, Opposite Jain Temple, Dhal Ni Pol, Austodia chakla, Nichli Sheri Rd, Raipur, Khadia, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•098986 18396
Heritage House in Ahmedabad
Motosuthar Vado Pole, Khadia, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•098253 10315
FabHotel Tulip Plaza
Amber 4th Floor, Pushp Industrial Park & Arcade, Rakhial Rd, near Patel Mill Compound, Saraspur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380021
Mangaldas Ni Haveli
Lakha Patel ni Pol, Sakdi Sheri, Kahadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•079 2550 6946
Mangaldas ni Haveli II- 3-star hotel
Mangaldas ni Haveli - 2, Gangadhiya ni Pol, Via Sakdi Sheri,, Nr. Manek Chowk, Khadia, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•079 2550 6946
Bavashi Heritage Hostel
2H9R+GH7, Banish House, Khijda sheri, Dhal ni Pol, Astodia, opposite JAIN TEMPLE, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•094096 45785
OYO 1769 Hotel Prime
3-star hotel
2nd Floor, Vishal Commercial centre, Pattharkuva, Relief road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•0124 620 1613
Hotel Sunny Guest House
2HHW+52M, Relief Rd, opp. Zakariya Masjid, Old City, Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001
Star Guest House 3-star hotel
C/O Star Hotel, Relief Road, Relief Road, near Zakaria Masjid, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•079 2213 0698
Tourist Hotel
2HGW+4JP, Panchkuva, Near Panchkuva Darwaja, Panchkuva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•079 2213 6372
Savera Dormitory and Guest House
Post Office, Relief Rd, near Revidi Bazar, Old City, Panchkuwa, Tankshal, Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001•079 2216 2440
Ahmedabad has such a large inflow and outflow of trains, which travel to almost all parts of the country. So if you are planning a holiday, you know which your train is! Bon Voyage!