Surendranagar Junction railway station

Coordinates: 22°26′53″N 71°23′09″E / 22.448°N 71.3859°E / 22.448; 71.3859
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Surendranagar
सुरेन्द्रनगर
સુરેંદ્રનગર
Indian Junction Railway Station
General information
LocationSurendranagar, Gujarat
 India
Coordinates22°26′53″N 71°23′09″E / 22.448°N 71.3859°E / 22.448; 71.3859
Elevation72 m (236 ft)
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Viramgam-Okha line
Surendra Nagar-Dharangadhra section
Surendranagar-Bhavnagar line
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSUNR
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Rajkot
History
Opened1905
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesMorvi State Railway

The Surendranagar railway station belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division. It is located in Surendranagar district of Gujarat State.

History

Sir Lakhdhiraji Waghji,[1] who ruled from 1922 until 1948. Sir Waghji acted as a ruler, manager, patron and policeman of the state with great authority. Sir Waghji, like other contemporary rulers of Saurashtra, built roads and a railway network (of seventy miles), connecting Wadhwan and Morbi. Surendranagar-Rajkot section was laid in 1905.[2] Gauge conversion of Viramgam-Hapa section via Surendranagar, Wankaner was completed by 1980.[3] Morvi State Railway was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951.

Passenger amenities

About 35 passenger trains arrive at this station daily. There were trains Mumbai, Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Secunderabad, Nagpur, Howrah, Kamakhya, Rajkot, Gandhidham, Wankaner etc.,

References

  1. ^ "Morvi, The Jadeja Dynasty", Royal Ark
  2. ^ "IR History: Part - 3 (1900 - 1947)".
  3. ^ "IR History: Part - 5 (1970 - 1995)".