Marwar Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways junction station | |
 hMarwar railway station platform | |
| Location | State Highway 61, Marwar Junction, Rajasthan India |
| Coordinates | 25Ā°43ā²14ā³N 73Ā°36ā²33ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ25.7205Ā°N 73.6093Ā°E |
| Elevation | 267 metres (876 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Western Railway |
| Line(s) | AhmedabadāDelhi main line JaipurāAhmedabad line Marwar JunctionāMunabao line MavliāMarwar line (MG) |
| Platforms | 4 (3 broad gauge + 1 meter gauge) |
| Tracks | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3ā8 in) metre gauge |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | MJ |
| Division(s) | Ajmer |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Location | |
  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[edit | edit source]
Marwar Junction railway station is at an elevation of 267 metres (876 ft) and was assigned the code ā MJ.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Rajputana State Railway extended the DelhiāAjmer 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3ā8 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 RajputanaāMalwa 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 IndiaāPakistan border and has been fully converted to broad gauge.[5]
The MavliāMarwar metre-gauge line was opened in 1936.[6]
Cultural references[edit | edit source]
In fiction[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ā "Arrivals at Marwar Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ā "IR History: Early Days II (1870ā1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ā "IR History: Part V (1970ā1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ā "JodhpurāBikaner Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ā "Geography:International". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ā "IR History: Part III (1900ā1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ā Kipling, Rudyard (1888). The Phantom Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales. Samson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Ltd. p. 67.
External links[edit | edit source]
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