Jodhpur Junction railway station

Jodhpur Junction
जोधपुर जंक्शन
Regional rail
Location Jodhpur, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates 26°16′59″N 73°01′21″E / 26.28306°N 73.02250°E / 26.28306; 73.02250Coordinates: 26°16′59″N 73°01′21″E / 26.28306°N 73.02250°E / 26.28306; 73.02250
Elevation 241 m (791 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Western Railway
Line(s) Jodhpur-Jaisalmer line
Jodhpur-Luni Section
Platforms 5
Tracks 6
Connections Taxi stand, Autorickshaw
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code JU
Zone(s) North Western Railway Zone
Division(s) Jodhpur railway division
History
Opened 1885 (1885)
Electrified NO
Previous names Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway
Traffic
Passengers 156000 daily
Location
Jodhpur railway station
Location in Rajasthan

Jodhpur railway station is a major railway station located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The railway station is under the administrative control of North Western Railway of Indian Railways.

History

Jodhpur railway station was opened in 1885 under the jurisdiction of New Jodhpur Railway. The first train ran from Jodhpur to Luni on 9 March 1885. The New Jodhpur Railway was later combined with Bikaner Railway to form Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway in 1889. A Railway line was completed between Jodhpur and Bikaner in 1891. Later in 1900, It combined with Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway (some part of this railway is in Pakistan) leading to connection with Hyderabad of Sindh Province. Later in 1924 Jodhpur and Bikaner Railways worked as independent Railways. After Independence, a part of Jodhpur Railway went to West Pakistan.[1][2]

Overview

Jodhpur Railway Station has 5 platforms and a total of 6 tracks. To decongest the main Jodhpur station (JU), the suburban station Bhagat ki Kothi (BGKT) is being developed as the second main station for passenger trains.

Passenger movement

Jodhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[3]

Railway reorganization

Jodhpur- Bikaner Railway was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951.[4] Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002.[5]

Major express trains

Special Super-fast Train

Train No. Train name Platform Operating Days
12464 Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express 2 Tue, Thu, Sat

Daily trains

Train No. Train name
12307/12308 Howrah Jodhpur Express
12461/12462 Jodhpur Delhi Mandore Express
12465/12466 Jodhpur Indore Junction Ranthambore Express
12479/12480 Jodhpur Bandra Terminus Suryanagri Express
14659/14660 Delhi Jaisalmer Express
19223/19224 Ahmedabad Jammu Tawi Express
15013/15014 Jaisalmer Kathgodam Ranikhet Express
14707/14708 Bikaner Bandra Terminus Ranakpur Express
14705/14706 Bhagat Ki Kothi Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express
14887/14888 Barmer Kalka Express
22477/22488 Jaipur-Jodhpur Intercity Express

Weekly trains

Train No. Train name
14853/14854 Jodhpur Varanasi Marudhar Express
18473/18474 Jodhpur Puri Express
19055/19056 Jodhpur Valsad Express
22483/22484 Jodhpur Gandhidham Superfast Express
16125/16126 Jodhpur Chennai Egmore Express
22475/22476 Bikaner - Coimbatore SF AC Express

Suburban stations around Jodhpur

No. Suburban Station Name[6] Distance
(in km)
1 Raikabagh Palace Junction 2
2 Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station 3
3 Mahamandir Railway Station 5
4 Basani Railway Station 6
5 Jodhpur Cantt Railway Station 8
6 Mandor Railway Station 10
7 Banar Railway Station 14
8 Salawas Railway Station 16

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