词条 | Wankaner Junction railway station |
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| name = Wankaner Junction | type = Indian Railway Station | style = Indian railway | image = | image_caption = | address = Wankaner, Morbi district, Gujarat | country = India | elevation = {{convert|87|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | coordinates = {{coord|22.622148|70.963372|format=dms|display=inline}} | line = Viramgam-Okha line Maliya Miyana-Wankaner section | other = | structure = Standard (On Ground) | platform = 4 | tracks = 6 | parking = Yes | opened = 1890 | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = No | ADA = | code = {{Indian railway code | code = WKR | zone = Western Railway | division = {{rwd|Rajkot}} }} | owned = | operator = Western Railway | status = Functioning | former = Morvi State Railway | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | map_locator = | map_type = India#India Gujarat | map_dot_label = Wankaner Junction railway station | map_size = 300 }}Wankaner Junction railway station is located in Wankaner city of Morbi district, Gujarat. It is under {{rwd|Rajkot}} division of Western Railway. Its code is WKR. It has four platforms. Passenger, DEMU, Express, and Superfast trains halt here.[1][2] Wankaner Junction is well connected by rail to {{rws|Veraval Junction}}, {{rws|Okha}}, {{rws|Porbandar}}, {{rws|Hapa}}, {{rws|Jamnagar}}, {{rws|Rajkot Junction}}, {{rws|Morbi}}, {{rws|Gandhidham Junction}}, {{rws|Ahmedabad Junction}}, {{rws|Bilaspur Junction}}, {{rws|Gorakhpur Junction}}, {{rws|Rameswaram}}, {{rws|Delhi Sarai Rohilla}}, {{rws|Rewa}}, {{rws|Secunderabad Junction}}, {{rws|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}, {{rws|Thiruvananthapuram}}, {{rws|Muzaffarpur Junction}}, {{rws|Pune Junction}}, {{rws|Jabalpur Junction}}, {{rws|Indore Junction}}, Nathdwara, {{rws|Kamakhya}}, {{rws|Bandra Terminus}} and {{rws|Mumbai Central}}. HistoryThe Morvi-Wankaner section was laid as a 2ft 6inch road side tram way in the year 1890 by Morvi Railway under the regime of Sir Waghji Thakor. Wadhwan-Rajkot metre gauge section of Morvi State Railway laid in the year 1890.[3] Rajkot-Wadhwan section was completed in the year 1905 by Morvi State Railway. Later Morvi-Wankaner section was converted to Metre gauge in 1924 to match rail lines of other state.[4] Railway reorganizationMorvi State Railway was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951. It was the last Steam engine hauled section in India in the year 2000. Before railbuses took over on Wankaner-Morvi, there were two-coach trains hauled by YG or YP steam locos (these were the last steam-hauled trains on those routes).[5] Wankaner-Maliya Miyana section Conversion to Broad gauge was completed in the year 2001.[6] TrainsThe following trains halt at Wankaner Junction railway station in both directions:
Wankaner - Morbi DEMU and Wankaner - Rajkot DEMU start from here. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/wankaner-junction-wkr/1664|title=WKR/Wankaner Junction|website=India Rail Info}} {{Railway stations in Gujarat}}{{Gujarat-railstation-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/WKR/|title=Wankaner Junction: Train Timetable|website=Cleartrip}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title=Irfca history Part-2}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title=Irfca history Part-3}} 5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title=Irfca trivia}} 6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.videoscene.co.uk/last-wisps-of-indian-steam.html |title=history of maliya miyana-wankaner section}} 3 : Railway stations in Rajkot district|Rajkot railway division|Railway junction stations in Gujarat |
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