Ankleshwar Junction railway station is a railway station situated in the town of Ankleshwar in the Bharuch district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It lies on the Western Railway zone of Indian Railways and serves as an important halt on the busy Mumbai–Ahmedabad main line. The station code is AKV.
| Name | Ankleshwar Junction |
|---|---|
| Station code | AKV |
| Location | Ankleshwar, Bharuch district, Gujarat |
| Country | India |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Western Railway zone |
| Line | Mumbai–Ahmedabad main line |
| Branch line | Ankleshwar–Rajpipla line |
| Electrification | Yes (25 kV AC overhead) |
Ankleshwar is an industrial town along the southern bank of the Narmada region in Gujarat, known for one of the largest industrial estates in Asia and for early petroleum extraction in independent India. The railway station serves the town's residents, the surrounding industrial belt, and passengers travelling along the Western Railway corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
The station carries the "Junction" suffix because of the branch line that diverges here towards Rajpipla, in addition to the trunk route. This makes it a connection point between the broad-gauge main line and the lighter-traffic branch serving the eastern hinterland of Bharuch district.
The station handles a mix of long-distance express, mail, superfast, and passenger trains operating between western, northern and southern parts of India. Several Mumbai–Ahmedabad intercity services and Gujarat-bound express trains stop at Ankleshwar to serve the local industrial workforce. Suburban and passenger services additionally link the station with Bharuch, Surat, Vadodara, and intermediate halts.
Ankleshwar Junction is significant for the heavy industrial traffic it supports. The Ankleshwar Industrial Estate, hosting chemical, pharmaceutical, dyes and petrochemical units, depends on the rail link for movement of workforce and, historically, freight. The station's location on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor places it within one of India's most economically active railway segments.