Maliya Miyana Junction railway station
Maliya Miyana Junction | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Maliya, Morbi district, Gujarat India | ||||
| Coordinates | 23°06′13″N 70°45′19″E / 23.103592°N 70.755359°E | ||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Western Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | MALB | ||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Ahmedabad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1940 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Morvi State Railway | ||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
Maliya Miyana–Morbi DEMU train starts from here.
References
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