Godhra Junction is a major train station in Gujarat - also the location of an unfortunate semi-historical incident.

Godhra train station and town in Panchmahal, Gujarat: Railway junction gyro stabilized walk-through

Trains depart from and arrive at Godhra station in Gujarat. Passengers leave the train station and head into town. Collies carry baggage and luggage on their heads, for passengers. The toot of an arriving train rents the air. A Muslim gentleman in a kurta pyjama puts something in his pocket, while speaking in Gujarati.

Godhra town in Panchmahal, Gujarat: Aerial view of railway station, trains coming in and departing

Godhra town in Gujarat: An aerial establishing view of the railway station, trains coming in and departing and the larger big town-scape of this middling Gujarat town that got into the news for the wrong reasons and has sort of got stuck in that mould, and not been able to come out of those shadows since...

The town has low rise low cost construction and has largely a lower to middle class population., with single storey ground floor houses.

Solar power can be seen atop a factory building, with an array of panels to harvest energy from sunlight. Solar power in Gujarat. Auto rickshaw three wheelers are lined up outside the train station.

Godhra is actually a well laid-out small town, with ample space, wide roads, a low traffic flow, a major train junction and highways, as well as good electricity and water resources, as well as an industrial corridor with reasonable manufacturing infrastructure.

Godhra town in Gujarat: Aerial view of railway station, trains coming in and dparting and

Godhra is a municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. Originally the name came from gou which means "cow" and dhara- which have two meanings depending on how you pronounce the word: 'dharaa' means a feminine thing or person that "holds" something and it usually means"land", and the other pronunciation is 'dhaaraa' in which means "flow". However, the second pronunciation is not popular nor is usually associated with this word. Hence, 'Godhra or Godharaa' means the Land of the Cow.

Godhra is widely known in India and internationally for being the starting point of the 2002 Gujarat riots. Statewide religious riots between Hindus and Muslims began after the Godhra train burning incident near the Godhra railway station on 27 February 2002, where about 59 Hindu train passengers were burnt alive. It was in Godhra that Vallabhbhai Patel first met Gandhi in 1917 and was subsequently drawn into the Indian freedom struggle.

Godhra is a road and rail junction and a commercial centre for timber and agricultural produce. Industries include oilseed pressing, flour milling, and glass manufacture. - Wikipedia

Godhra town in Panchmahal, Gujarat: Aerial view of railway station, trains coming in and departing

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