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°ECoordinates: 25°43′14″N 73°36′33″E / 25.7205°N 73.6093°E |
| 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 3⁄8 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 3⁄8 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]
Cultural references
In fiction
The station is mentioned in Chapter 1 of Rudyard Kipling's short story The Man Who Would Be King which was first published in The Phantom Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales (1888). It is the meeting place of the narrator, Kipling in all but name, and Daniel Dravot.[7]
References
- ↑ "Arrivals at Marwar Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway". fibis. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Geography:International". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ Kipling, Rudyard (1888). The Phantom Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales. Samson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd. p. 67.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Dhareshwar | North Western Railway zone | Auwa |
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| Terminus | North Western Railway zone Marwar Junction-Munabao line | Rajakiawas |
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| Terminus | North Western Railway zone Mavli-Marwar line |
