British by in 1860 AD.
Surat Railway station Rebuilt in 1952.
#Pride :
. Surat Railway British is one of its kind in India, as the railway platform is on the first floor of the railway station and the train reaches the platform through an inclined ramp
#Connectivity :
Surat is on the Ahmedabad Railway Station-Vadodara-Mumbai rail route.
There is also a connection to the Central Railway zone through Udhana Railway Junction and the Tapti line.
Surat is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Jammu Tavi, Chhapra, Varanasi,Patna, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kanpur, Nagpur and all the major stations in India by a number of trains.
#Facility :
Surat have total 4 pf. Two entry gate one towards Delhi gate side and another one towards Lambe hanuman road.
Inside the Station you will find Axis bank ATM , SBI ATM,PNB,ATM and also Atm's of some other bank.
Food Express Restaurant which is opened for all 24 hours is located at 1st floor.
Surat has 2 FOB one Subway
Advance Railway Ticketing System is installed at the station to issue unreserved tickets in advance. Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) is also available in Surat
#Administrative:
Surat is under the administrative control ofMumbai Central division of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
#Nearest_in_Surat :
. Surat Bus Station just outside of Delhi gate side Exit
The nearest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (278 km.)
Nearest domestic airport is Surat Airport
#Spaciaal_about_Surat :
Surat ranked 8th in India with GDP of $40 billion in the Fin Year 2011-12, which was $14 billion in 2010.
Surat is known for diamonds, textiles and recently for diamond-studded gold jewelry manufacturing.
Surat registered GDP of 11.5% for seven fiscal years from 2001-2008 which was the Fastest growing GDP in India. The city accounts for:
1. 90% of the world’s total rough diamond cutting and polishing,
2. 99.99% of the nation’s total rough diamond cutting and polishing
3. 90% of the nation’s total diamond exports,
4. 40% of the nation’s total man made fabric production,
5. 28% of the nation’s total man made fibre production
6. 18% of the nation’s total man made fibre export, and
7. 12% of the nation’s total fabric production.
#Halt_of _varios train:
Surat have 2 pair of Rajdhani Express stoppage
3 pair of garib rath express
1 pair of duranto expess
42 Pair of SF tarins
57 Pair of Exp trains
#Pics1 Surat SB pics
2 Outside view of Surat
3 on curve 19132 near sahra darvaja
4 LED Coach indicator in Surat
5 early view of Surat
6 Surat SB taken by me
7 Outside veiw of Surat taken by me