Surendranagar Junction railway station

22°44′39″N 71°37′44″E / 22.744222°N 71.628800°E / 22.744222; 71.628800Elevation72 m (236 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byWestern RailwayLine(s)Viramgam–Okha line
Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section
Surendranagar–Bhavnagar linePlatforms6Tracks11ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeSUNR Zone(s) Western Railway Division(s) RajkotHistoryOpened1872ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesMorvi State Railway

Location
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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.,

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