Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section

ServiceOperator(s)Western RailwayHistoryOpened1890TechnicalTrack length74 km (46 mi)Number of tracks1Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

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

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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,^{[citation needed]} 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.

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