Marwar Junction railway station
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Marwar Junction
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location | State Highway 61, Marwar Junction, Rajasthan India |
| Coordinates | 25°43′14″N 73°36′33″E / 25.7205°N 73.6093°ECoordinates: 25°43′14″N 73°36′33″E / 25.7205°N 73.6093°E |
| Elevation | 267 metres (876 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Western Railway |
| Line(s) |
Jaipur-Ahmedabad line Marwar Junction-Munabao line Mavli-Marwar line (MG) |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | MJ |
| Division(s) | Ajmer |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Location | |
Marwar Junction railway station is located in Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan . It serves the census town at Marwar Junction.
Marwar Junction railway station is at an elevation of 267 metres (876 ft) and was assigned the code – MJ.
Rajputana State Railway extended the Delhi-Ajmer 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge line to Ahmeabad in 1881. It was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1997.
The Rajputana-Malwa Railway built the metre gauge line from Marwar Junction to Pali in 1882. Later, this section was extended to Jodhpur and formed the Jodhpur Railway. The line now runs up to Munabao on the India-Pakistan border and has been fully converted to broad gauge.
The Mavli-Marwar metre gauge line was opened in 1936.
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