Bhagat Ki Kothi is a place in
Rajasthan
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, near
Jodhpur
Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
. Bhagat Ki Kothi is famous for the
Thar Express
The ''Thar Express'' (, , Rajasthani languages, Rajasthani: थार एक्सप्रेस, Sindhi language, Sindhi: ٿر ايڪسپريس) was an international passenger train that ran between the a suburban area of Jodhpur in the India ...
. This train connects
India
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and
Karachi
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,
Pakistan
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.
It is also famous for the Taj Hotel and the Lahariya Sweet Home.
Bhagat Ki Kothi is home to one of the largest diesel locomotive sheds of western India. In railway communications it is abbreviated as BGKT.
References
Jodhpur
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