Elevation 87 m (285 ft) Platforms 4 Opened 1890 Division(s) Rajkot Operator Western Railway zone | Operated by Western Railway Tracks 6 Station code WKR Previous names Morvi State Railway | |
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Location Wankaner, Rajkot district, Gujarat
India Structure type Standard (on ground station) Line(s) Viramgam-Okha line; Maliya Miyana-Wankaner section Similar Rajkot Junction railway st, Hapa railway station, Nadiad Junction railway st, Anand Junction railway st, Bhaktinagar railway station | ||
The Wankaner Junction railway station belongs to Western Railway of Ahmedabad Division. It is located in Rajkot district of Gujarat State.
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History
The Morvi-Wankaner section was laid as a 2ft6inch road side tram way in the year 1890 by Morvi Railway under the regime of Sir Waghji Thakor. Wadhwan-Rajkot metre gauge section of Morvi State Railway laid in the year 1890. Rajkot-Wadhwan section was completed in the year 1905 by Morvi State Railway. Later Morvi-Wankaner section was converted to Metre gauge in 1924 to match rail lines of other state.
Railway reorganization
Morvi State Railway was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951. It was the last Steam engine hauled section in India in the year 2000. Before railbuses took over on Wankaner-Morvi, there were two-coach trains hauled by YG or YP steam locos (these were the last steam-hauled trains on those routes). Wankaner-Maliya Miyana section Conversion to Broad gauge was completed in the year 2001.