Marwar Junction railway station

Marwar Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location State Highway 61, Marwar Junction, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates 25°43′14″N 73°36′33″E / 25.7205°N 73.6093°E / 25.7205; 73.6093Coordinates: 25°43′14″N 73°36′33″E / 25.7205°N 73.6093°E / 25.7205; 73.6093
Elevation 267 metres (876 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Western Railway
Line(s) Jaipur-Ahmedabad line
Marwar Junction-Munabao line
Mavli-Marwar line (MG)
Platforms 4
Tracks 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) metre gauge
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MJ
Division(s) Ajmer
History
Opened 1881
Location
Marwar Junction railway station
Location in Rajasthan

Marwar Junction railway station is located in Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan . It serves the census town at Marwar Junction.

The railway station

Marwar Junction railway station is at an elevation of 267 metres (876 ft) and was assigned the code – MJ.[1]

History

Rajputana State Railway extended the Delhi-Ajmer 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) wide metre gauge line to Ahmeabad in 1881.[2] It was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1997.[3]

The Rajputana-Malwa Railway built the metre gauge line from Marwar Junction to Pali in 1882. Later, this section was extended to Jodhpur and formed the Jodhpur Railway.[4] The line now runs up to Munabao on the India-Pakistan border and has been fully converted to broad gauge.[5]

The Mavli-Marwar metre gauge line was opened in 1936.[6]

References

  1. "Arrivals at Marwar Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. "Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway". fibis. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  5. "Geography:International". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  6. "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Dhareshwar
North Western Railway zone
Auwa
TerminusNorth Western Railway zone
Marwar Junction-Munabao line
Rajakiawas
TerminusNorth Western Railway zone
Mavli-Marwar line
Marwar Ranawas
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