Marwar Junction railway station

Marwar Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
LocationState Highway 61, Marwar Junction, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates25°43′14″N 73°36′33″E / 25.7205°N 73.6093°E / 25.7205; 73.6093
Elevation267 metres (876 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Western Railway
Line(s)Ahmedabad–Delhi main line
Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Marwar Junction–Munabao line
Mavli–Marwar line (MG)
Platforms4 (3 broad gauge + 1 meter gauge)
Tracks1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMJ
Division(s) Ajmer
History
Opened1881
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Marwar Junction railway station is located in Rajasthan
Marwar Junction railway station
Marwar Junction railway station
Location in Rajasthan

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.

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 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]

The Mavli–Marwar metre-gauge line was opened in 1936.[6]

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

  1. ^ "Arrivals at Marwar Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ^ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ^ "IR History: Part V (1970–1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Geography:International". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  6. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  7. ^ Kipling, Rudyard (1888). The Phantom Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales. Samson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd. p. 67.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Dhareshwar
towards ?
North Western Railway zone Auwa
towards ?
Terminus North Western Railway zone
Marwar Junction–Munabao line
 Rajakiawas
towards ?
North Western Railway zone
Mavli–Marwar line
 Marwar Ranawas
towards ?