Marwar Junction railway station (station code MJ) is located in Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves the census town at Marwar Junction.
Marwar Junction | |||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 61, Marwar Junction, Rajasthan India | ||||
| Coordinates | 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) | Ahmedabad–Delhi main line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mavli–Marwar line (MG) | ||||
| Platforms | 4 (3 broad gauge + 1 meter gauge) | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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The railway station
editMarwar Junction railway station is at an elevation of 267 metres (876 ft) and was assigned the code – MJ.[1]
History
editRajputana 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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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
editIn fiction
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Arrivals at Marwar Junction". India Rail Info. 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. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. 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
edit| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Dhareshwar towards ?
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North Western Railway zone | Auwa towards ?
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| Terminus | North Western Railway zone Marwar Junction–Munabao line
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Rajakiawas towards ?
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| North Western Railway zone Mavli–Marwar line
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Marwar Ranawas towards ?
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