Surendranagar railway station

Surendranagar
सुरेन्द्रनगर
સુરેંદ્રનગર
Indian Junction Railway Station
Location Surendranagar, Gujarat
 India
Coordinates 22°26′53″N 71°23′09″E / 22.448°N 71.3859°E / 22.448; 71.3859Coordinates: 22°26′53″N 71°23′09″E / 22.448°N 71.3859°E / 22.448; 71.3859
Elevation 72 m (236 ft)
Operated by Western Railway
Line(s) Viramgam-Okha line
Surendra Nagar-Dharangadhra section
Surendranagar-Bhavnagar line
Platforms 4
Tracks 6
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code SUNR
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Rajkot
History
Opened 1905
Electrified No
Previous names Morvi State Railway
Location
Surendra Nagar railway station
Location in Gujarat

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

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