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Gadra Road | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 40, Gadra, Barmer district, Rajasthan India | ||||
| Coordinates | 25°44′37″N70°38′36″E / 25.7436°N 70.6434°E | ||||
| Elevation | 149 metres (489 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | North Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | GDD | ||||
| Zone(s) | North Western Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Jodhpur | ||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Gadra Road railway station is a railway station in Barmer district, Rajasthan, India. The station is named after the town of Gadra, which is located in Sindh province of Pakistan, approximately 8km away across the border. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered, and lack facilities including water and sanitation.Country's first railway shaheed smarak is situated in Gadra Road (Munabao), Barmer district of Rajasthan. [1] [2]
As the station and township of Gadra Road is close to the Pakistan border, it was subjected to shelling by the Pakistani army during the 1965 war. It's Memorials of indian railway victory.
