Vadnagar railway station (station code: VDG) is a railway station in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Gujarat. Vadnagar railway station is on the MahesanaâÂÂTaranga Hill line, a branch railway line. It is under the Ahmedabad railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is located above mean sea level. The nearest railway junction is Mahesana Junction railway station and the nearest passenger airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at Ahmedabad.
In 1881, the Government of Bombay addressed His Highnessâ Government of Baroda State for the construction of feeder lines in Kadi after the completion of Dabhoi Railway. In Kadi, a network of railway line was spread out. The Government of Bombay and the government of Baroda State, sanctioned the MehsanaâÂÂViramgam line in 1889. The MehsanaâÂÂTaranga Hill metre-gauge line was opened for traffic from 1887 to 1909. The line is 57 km. in length. The MehsanaâÂÂVadnagar section was opened to traffic on 21 March 1887, VadnagarâÂÂKheralu section was opened on 12 Dec 1888 and KheraluâÂÂTaranga Hill section was opened on 20 Aug 1909.
The ViramgamâÂÂMahesana section was converted to broad gauge in 2005. The MehsanaâÂÂVadnagar section was converted to broad gauge in July 2019. The VadnagarâÂÂTaranga Hill section is under conversion as of 2020. The MehsanaâÂÂVadnagar section was electrified with 25 kV AC in Jan 2020. The electrification of VadnagarâÂÂTaranga Hill section is under progress as of 2020. The railway line is also planned to be extended up to Abu Road railway station in neighbouring Rajasthan, connecting to AhmedabadâÂÂDelhi railway line.
The station has 2 platforms. The station has a waiting area, a refreshment stall and an ATM. The station also has an auto-rickshaw stand. GSRTC Vadnagar bus stand is adjacent to the railway station.
Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India, was born and raised in Vadnagar town. As a child, Modi is said to have helped his father sell tea at the Vadnagar railway station.