Maliya Miyana Junction railway station

23°06′13″N 70°45′19″E / 23.103592°N 70.755359°E / 23.103592; 70.755359Elevation6 m (20 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byWestern RailwayLine(s)Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line
Maliya Miyana–Wankaner sectionPlatforms2Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeMALB Zone(s) Western Railway Division(s) AhmedabadHistoryOpened1940ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesMorvi State Railway

Location
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Maliya Miyana Junction railway station is a railway station in Maliya of Morbi district in Gujarat. It belongs to the Western Railway of Ahmedabad Division.^[1][2]

Maliya Miyana Junction is well connected by rail to Bandra Terminus, Dadar Western, Visakhapatnam Junction, Nagercoil, Bareilly Junction, Gandhidham Junction, Bhuj and Kamakhya.

History

Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section is a road-side tram way laid down in 1880 by Morvi State Railway. It was built with a gauge of 2 feet 6 inches (0.76 m), but was converted to metre gauge between 1905 and the 1930s. The last steam-engine hauled section in India, it was subsequently converted to broad gauge, the work being completed in 2001.^[3]

Major trains

Following trains halt at Maliya Miyana Junction railway station in both direction:

• 22955/56 Kutch Express
• 18501/02 Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express
• 19115/16 Sayajinagari Express
• 14311/12 Ala Hazrat Express (via Ahmedabad)
• 16335/36 Gandhidham–Nagercoil Express
• 15667/68 Kamakhya–Gandhidham Express
• 22951/52 Bandra Terminus–Gandhidham Weekly Superfast Express

Maliya Miyana–Morbi DEMU train starts from here.

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