Jodhpur railway station (station code:- JU) is a major railway station located in
Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...
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Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
, India. The railway station is under the administrative control of
North Western Railway of
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav who also hails from Jodhpur, proposed the rejuvenation plan of Jodhpur railway station in 500 crore and directed the officials to complete it within 3 years
History
Jodhpur railway station was opened in 1885 under the jurisdiction of New Jodhpur Railway The first train ran from Jodhpur to Luni on 9 March 1885. The New Jodhpur Railway was later combined with Bikaner Railway to form Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway in 1889 A Railway line was completed between Jodhpur and Bikaner in 1891, Later in 1900, lt combined with Jodhpur–Hyderabad Railway (some part of this railway is in Pakistan) leading to connection with Hyderabad of Sindh Province Later in 1924 Jodhpur and Bikaner Railways worked as independent Railways. After Independence, a part of Jodhpur Railway went to West Pakistan.(And Mein Point is Jodhpur Railway Station And Workshop 1917 to 1956 Under The ShivNath Ji Bhakrecha And First Men In India And Built 5 Number Osi Coach More Coaches And ShivNath Ji Is Very Powerful Man.)
Overview
Jodhpur Railway Station has 5 platforms and a total of 6 tracks. To decongest the main Jodhpur station (JU), the suburban station
Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station
Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station is a railway station on the North Western Railways network in the state of Rajasthan. It is located approximately 3 km from .
History
The station is the point of origin of the Thar Express train service ...
(BGKT) was developed as the second main station for passenger trains.
Railway reorganization
Jodhpur–Bikaner line was merged with the
Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002.
Jodhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
Suburban stations
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Transport in Jodhpur
Railway stations in Jodhpur district
Buildings and structures in Jodhpur
Jodhpur railway division