Surendranagar Junction railway station

Surendranagar Junction railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Surendranagar, Gujarat India
Coordinates	22°44′39″N 71°37′44″E
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line
Platforms	6
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SUNR
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Rajkot
History
Opened	1872
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Morvi State Railway
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Surendranagar Junction railway station belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division. It is located in Surendranagar district of Gujarat state.

History

Sir Lakhdhiraji Waghji,^[citation needed] who ruled from 1922 until 1948, acted as a ruler, manager, patron and policeman of the state with great authority. Sir Waghji, 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 1905.[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.

Passenger amenities

About 108 passenger trains arrive at this station. There were trains Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Secunderabad, Nagpur, Howrah, Kamakhya, Rajkot, Gandhidham, Wankaner etc.,

References

1. "IR History: Part - 3 (1900–1947)".
2. "IR History: Part - 5 (1970–1995)".