Anand-Nadiad high-speed railway station is an under construction high-speed railway station on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. This station is located near Uttarsanda, close to Nadiad, in Kheda district, Gujarat, India. It is the tenth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after Vadodara station and before Ahmedabad station. As the station is located between the cities of Anand and Nadiad, it will serve both of them, hence 'Anand-Nadiad' is named together.
Construction
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) had invited tenders for Package "C6" of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor (MAHSR) in August 2019, with a deadline of around 4 years. In October 2020, Larsen and Toubro won the tender. The NSHRCL signed an agreement with Larsen and Toubro for the design and construction of the high-speed railway viaduct in Kheda district, two truss bridges, the station and its maintenance depot. In July 2021, Larsen and Toubro and its sub-contractor, Zed Geotechnics and Construction, began construction on the station, after acquiring 17.75 hectares of land near Uttarsanda. The station is slated to be completed by December 2024 and open by August 2026, the time also slated for opening of the Gujarat section of the high-speed rail corridor.
Lines
The station will be served by the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, and will be the tenth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in between Anand and Nadiad.
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 will be inspired by Anand's recognition as the 'Milk City of India' ; owing to its base of Amul, the abbreviation for Anand Milk Union Limited, which originated during Operation Flood in the 1970s. The station area will have 2 platforms of 425 m (1,394 ft) length for 16-coach E5 Series Shinkansen trains.
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.
Maintenance depot
The station will have one of the four planned maintenance depots, out of Virar, Vapi and Bilimora depots. Unlike conventional depots, these depots will be relatively smaller in size and will be used only for trainsets' maintenance and repairing related works. It will be located south of the station near Bhumel. The depot will have all modern facilities similar to Shinkansen train depots in Japan, such as an elaborate rainwater harvesting system, waste and effluent management system, automatic cleaners, among many other advanced systems. All depots of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will have such features. Construction began on the depot in May 2022, after acquiring around 7.5 hectares of land along the Ahmedabad-Mumbai main line towards west near Bhumel, being constructed by Larsen and Toubro. It is part of the high-speed rail corridor project's Package "T-3", which was awarded to Larsen and Toubro by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) in March 2022. The depot is also slated to be completed by the time of the station's completion.