Vedchha railway station

{{short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Vedchha railway station

| type = 30px Indian Railways station

| style = Indian Railways

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| address = Vedchha, Navsari district, Gujarat

| country = India

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| coordinates = {{coord|20.874429|72.936337|format=dms|display=inline}}

| line = New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line

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| structure = Standard (on ground)

| platform = 3

| tracks = 6

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| parking = Yes

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| electrified = Yes

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| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = VDH

| zone = Western Railway

| division = {{rwd|Mumbai WR}}

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| owned = Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways

| operator = Western Railway

| status = Functioning

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| map_type = India#India Gujarat

| map_dot_label = Vedchha railway station

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=New Delhi–Mumbai main line|left=Gandhi Smriti|right=Ancheli}}

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Vedchha railway station is a small railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India.{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/vedchha-vdh/3182| title=VDH/Vedchha| website=India Rail Info}} Vedchha railway station is near Navsari railway station.{{cite book |last=Patel |first=Manibahen |year=1974 |title=This was Sardar: The Commemorative Volume |publisher=Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Smarak Bhavan |page=185}} Passenger and MEMU trains halt here.{{cite web| url=https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/IRDBStationPDF.jsp?stncode=VDH| title=VDH:Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018 Division : Mumbai| website=Raildrishti}}{{cite web| url=https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/IRDBStationTimeTable.jsp?stncode=VDH| title=VDH/Vedchha| website=Raildrishti}}{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Thousands-stranded-at-South-Gujarat-railway-stations/articleshow/53053769.cms| title=Thousands stranded at South Gujarat railway stations| website=Times of India}}

In the early 1960s the area immediately around the station was undeveloped{{cite journal |last=Kapadia |first=K. M. |year=1961 |title=The Growth of Townships in South Gujarat |journal=Sociological Bulletin |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=69–87 |doi=10.1177/0038022919610206|s2cid=168785260 }} but it contributed to the development of the cotton industry in the nearby town of Abrama.{{cite journal |last=Kapadia |first=K. M. |year=1966 |title=Industrial evolution of Navsari |journal=Sociological Bulletin |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=1–24 |doi=10.1177/0038022919660101|s2cid=133204146 }}