Jodhpur railway station

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Jodhpur
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General information
Location Jodhpur, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates 26°16′59″N73°01′21″E / 26.28306°N 73.02250°E / 26.28306; 73.02250
Elevation241 m (791 ft)
System Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Express train and Passenger train station
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Western Railway zone
Lines Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line
Jodhpur–Luni section
Jodhpur–Bathinda line
Platforms5
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Autorickshaw
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeJU
Zone(s) North Western Railway Zone
Division(s) Jodhpur
Website https://jodhpurstation.in
History
Opened1885;140 years ago (1885)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Jodhpur railway station
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Jodhpur railway station (station code:- JU) 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.

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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 State Railway to form Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway in 1889 A Railway line was completed between Jodhpur and Bikaner in 1891, Later in 1900, lt 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]

Railway reorganization

Jodhpur–Bikaner line was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951. [2] Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002. [3]

References

  1. "IR History: Part - 2 (1870–1900)". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. "Western railway history".
  3. "North Western railway history". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.