Surat high-speed railway station

Surat high-speed railway station is an under construction high-speed railway station on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. It is located at Antroli near Surat and Kadodara in Gujarat, India. It is the seventh station of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after Bilimora station and before Bharuch station.^[1] It is scheduled to be completed by December 2024, and is slated to become operational by 2026 along with the opening of the Gujarat section of the high-speed rail corridor. The station will have the third depot of the high-speed rail corridor, just south of it near Niyol railway station.^[3][2]

Surat high-speed railway station
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Railway station
General information
Location	Antroli, Surat, Gujarat, India
Coordinates	21.1803°N 72.9305°E / 21.1803; 72.9305
Elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Owned by	National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Operated by	National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Line(s)	Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction[1]
History
Opened	August 2026; 1 year's time (2026-08)[2]
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor to New Delhi (planned) Sabarmati Depot and Workshop Sabarmati  Red Line  Sabarmati River Ahmedabad NH 47 (Sardar Patel Ring Road) Meshwo River Vatrak River NH 48 (Golden Quadrilateral) Anand/Nadiad Maintenance Depot Indian Railways Mahi River Delhi–Mumbai Expressway NH 48 (Golden Quadrilateral) Vadodara Western DFC Bharuch Narmada River Western DFC Delhi–Mumbai Expressway[a] Indian Railways Tapti River Surat Surat Depot Indian Railways NH 53 NH 48 (Golden Quadrilateral) NH 60 Bilimora Kharera River [gu] NH 48 (Golden Quadrilateral) Auranga River Par River NH 848 NH 56 Maintenance Depot Vapi Daman Ganga River Gujarat Dadra and Nagar Haveli border Dadra and Nagar Haveli Gujarat border Gujarat Maharashtra border NH 48 (Golden Quadrilateral) Boisar NH 160A Maintenance Depot Indian Railways and Western DFC Vaitarna River Virar Western DFC NH 48 (Golden Quadrilateral) Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Indian Railways and Western DFC Ulhas River NH 848 Indian Railways NH 160 (Mumbai–Agra Highway) Mumbai–Nagpur high-speed rail corridor to Nagpur (planned) Thane Depot and Workshop Ulhas River Mumbai Suburban Railway Thane Mumbai Suburban Railway NH 48 (Golden Quadrilateral) Parsik Hills 7 km (4.3 mi) tunnel under Thane Creek Eastern Express Highway Mumbai Suburban Railway Mithi River Mumbai BKC Line 2 Key Indian Railways (including Western DFC on the same line) Western DFC Western DFC (under construction) Ahmedabad Metro This diagram: view talk edit
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Construction

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) had invited tenders for Package "C4" of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor (MAHSR) in September 2020, with a deadline of around 4 years.^[4] In October 2020, Larsen and Toubro won the tender.^[5] The NSHRCL signed an agreement with Larsen and Toubro for the design and construction of Vapi station and its depot, Bilimora station, Surat station and its depot, Bharuch and Vadodara stations in November 2020.^[6] In mid-2021, Larsen and Toubro began construction on the station after acquiring 12.1 hectares of land near Antroli. The station is slated to be completed by August 2026, the time also slated for opening of the Gujarat section of the high-speed rail corridor.^[1][2]

Lines

The station will be served by the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, and will be the seventh station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in Surat.^[7][3]

Structure

The station will have two platforms and two tracks for regular services. It will have three levels–the platform, concourse and service floor as the entrance level. The design of the station building will be inspired by the diamond because of Surat's nickname as the 'Diamond City of India' , where about 90% of the world's diamonds supply are cut and polished in the city. The station area will have 2 platforms of 425 m (1,394 ft) length for 16-coach E5 Series Shinkansen trains.^[8]

Features

The station will have all modern and advanced facilities and amenities for customers and passengers, distinct from Indian Railway stations and similar to airports. Its design has been made to accommodate sufficient space for passenger movement and amenities at the concourse and platform areas. There will be ticketing and waiting areas, a business-class lounge, a nursery, restrooms, smoking rooms, information booths, retail centres and a public information and announcement system. Moreover, skylight provisions will be present on the roof and exterior sides for natural lighting and reduced energy usage. The station will be developed as a transport hub through integration with all basic modes of transportation for better, faster and hassle-free connectivity to and from the station, such as autos, buses and taxis. Such features will be available in all 12 stations of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor.^[9][10]

Surat depot

The depot is being constructed on the lines of Shinkansen train depots of Japan, such as the Niigata depot shown here.

The depot is one of the four planned depots of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after Vapi, Thane and Sabarmati depots, out of which the depot at Surat being built just on the north side of Niyol railway station is the third. It will have all modern and advanced technologies like Shinkansen train depots in Japan, such as maintenance and cleaning of train sets, with inspection bays, washing plants, stabling lines, etc. Unlike Thane and Sabarmati depots, this depot is being constructed relatively smaller in size, because initially, after the opening of the Gujarat section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, it will handle trainsets on a large scale for a short period of time, until when the Maharashtra section will be opened. After its opening, the entire high-speed rail corridor will be completed, thus this depot will be converted into a maintenance depot, like the depots at Virar and Bilimora. After conversion, it will have facilities for the stabling of the inspection and maintenance vehicles and material for the maintenance of the track, bridges and overhead equipments. Construction began on the depot in February 2022, after acquiring around 38 hectares of land near Niyol railway station, being constructed by Ircon International. It is part of the high-speed rail corridor project's Package "T-2", which was awarded to Ircon International by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) in the same month. The depot is also slated to be completed by the time of the station's completion.^[3][11]

Connectivity

Road

The station is located just next to the Surat-Bardoli Road towards south. An approach road towards the station's entrance will be built to connect it with the road, from there to the Golden Quadrilateral and the under-construction Delhi–Mumbai Expressway. Most of the stations being built in the Gujarat section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor are located near or next to state or national highways, in order to provide better and direct connectivity to the stations.^[12]

Rail

The nearest railway station after the station's completion will be Niyol railway station, located around 5 km (3.1 mi) south-west from the station, while the nearest major railway stations will be Surat and Udhna stations, both located around 12 km (7.5 mi) north-west and south-west from the station.

Air

Surat International Airport

The nearest airport after the station's completion will be Surat International Airport, located around 25 km (16 mi) south-west from the station.

See also

• High-speed rail in India
• Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
• National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited

Notes

1. under construction; operational till Bharuch, as of November 2024.

References

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