Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station is a railway station on the
North Western Railways network in the state of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
. It is located approximately 3 km from .
History
The station is the point of origin of the
Thar Express train service that connects
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
, Pakistan to
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 ...
, India.
In February 2006, the station was revived after a period of 41 years. In the meantime the lines on both sides had been converted from metre gauge to broad gauge. This enabled the train to run from the border right up to Karachi, which was not possible earlier because there would be a change of gauge in between, either at Hyderabad or Mirpur Khas. The Thar Express is the oldest route, however, because it was damaged in the war it remained closed for 41 years. Upon restoration it became the new train service between the two countries.
Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway was merged with the
Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002.
Infra, electrification likely to be focus of rail budget
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Diesel Loco Shed, Bhagat Ki Kothi
A Diesel Loco Shed which was established in 1972 is located close by the station.
See also
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* http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/NWR/BGKTShed_history.pdf
References
External links
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Railway stations in India opened in 1972
Railway stations in Jodhpur district
Transport in Jodhpur
Jodhpur railway division
Buildings and structures in Jodhpur
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