Status Operational Opened 1890 Track length 74 km (46 mi) Owner Indian Railways | Locale Gujarat Operator(s) Western Railway Number of tracks 1 | |
Terminis Surendranagar Junction railway station, Wankaner Junction railway station | ||
The Wankaner–Surendranagar section belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division in Gujarat State.
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History
Sir Lakhdiraji, who ruled from 1922 until 1948. Sir Lakhdiraji acted as a ruler, manager, patron and policeman of the state with great authority. Sir Lakhdiraji, 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 1890. Gauge conversion of Viramgam–Hapa section via Surendranagar, Wankaner was completed by 1980. Morvi State Railway was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951.
Freight
About 26 trains pass through this section daily.
Doubling
Doubling work on this section is expected to be commenced by December 2016.
References
Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA