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Pratapnagar railway station

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Pratapnagar railway station (station code: PRTN) is a railway station in Vadodara city of Gujarat state.

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Pratapnagar railway station
Dabhoi Road, Vadodara Wadi

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Pratapnagar

Dabhoi Road
390001 Vadodara, Wadi
Gujarat, India
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