Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section

Wankaner–Surendranagar section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Wankaner Surendranagar
Service
Operator(s)	Western Railway
History
Opened	1890
Technical
Track length	74 km (46 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

The Wankaner–Surendranagar section belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division in Gujarat State.

				km
					Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section
					Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section
					Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line
				0	Surendranagar
					SH 20
				6	Chamraj
				14	Digsar
				22	Muli Road
				31	Ramparda
				38	Vagadiya
				48	Than Junction
					NH 27
				54	Lakhamanachi
				62	Daladi
				66	Lunaseriya
				74	Wankaner Junction
					Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section
					Machchhu River
				76	Wankaner City
					Rajkot–Wankaner section

History

Sir Lakhdiraji, who ruled from 1922 until 1948. Sir Lakhdiraji acted as a ruler, manager, patron and policeman of the state with great authority. Sir Lakhdiraji, 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 1890.^[1] Gauge conversion of Viramgam–Hapa section via Surendranagar, Wankaner was completed by 1980.^[2] Morvi State Railway was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951.

Freight

About 26 trains pass through this section daily.^[3]

Doubling

Doubling work on this section is expected to be commenced by December 2016.

References

Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Bilimora–Waghai section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Nerul-Uran line (Under construction)) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Line 1 Navi Mumbai) Pune
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat

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