Maliya Miyana Junction railway station

Maliya Miyana Junction
General information
Location	Maliya, Morbi district, Gujarat India
Coordinates	23°06′13″N70°45′19″E / 23.103592°N 70.755359°E / 23.103592; 70.755359
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Lines	Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MALB
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Ahmedabad
History
Opened	1940
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Morvi State Railway
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Maliya Miyana Junction railway station is a railway station in Maliya of Morbi district in Gujarat. It belongs to the Western Railway of Ahmedabad Division. ^{[1] [2]}

Maliya Miyana Junction is well connected by rail to Bandra Terminus, Dadar, Visakhapatnam Junction, Nagercoil, Bareilly Junction, Gandhidham Junction, Bhuj and Kamakhya.

History

Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section is a road-side tram way laid down in 1880 by Morvi State Railway. It was built with a gauge of 2 feet 6 inches (0.76 m), but was converted to metre gauge between 1905 and the 1930s. The last steam-engine hauled section in India, it was subsequently converted to broad gauge, the work being completed in 2001. ^[3]

Major trains

Following trains halt at Maliya Miyana Junction railway station in both direction:

• 22955/56 Kutch Express
• 18501/02 Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express
• 19115/16 Sayajinagari Express
• 14311/12 Ala Hazrat Express (via Ahmedabad)
• 16335/36 Gandhidham–Nagercoil Express
• 15667/68 Kamakhya–Gandhidham Express

Maliya Miyana–Morbi DEMU train starts from here.

References

1. Maliya Miyana Junction(MALB)-Indian Rail Info
2. "Maliya Miyana Junction Railway Station:Timetable". Cleartrip.
3. "history of maliya miyana-wankaner section".