Munabao railway station

Munabao railway station is located in Barmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a railway transit point on the India–Pakistan border.

Munabao
Indian Railways station
LocationMunabao, Barmer district, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates25°44′34″N 70°16′36″E
Elevation80 metres (260 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Western Railway
Line(s)Marwar Junction–Munabao line
Platforms1
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMBF
Division(s) Jodhpur
History
Opened1902
ElectrifiedNone Electrified
Location
Munabao railway station
Location in Rajasthan
Munabao railway station
Munabao railway station (Rajasthan)

The railway station

Munabao railway station is at an elevation of 80 metres (260 ft) and was assigned the code – MBF.[1]

History

A 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line from Luni to Shadipalli, in Sind, was built across the Thar Desert in 1902 and the line from Shadipalli to Hyderabad (now in Pakistan) was regauged.[2] The Luni–Barmer–Munabao section was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 2004.[3]

According to a 1929 issue of the Railway Gazette, the Sind Mail used to run on this route between Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, Sindh. The route was in use with through services between Jodhpur and Karachi till around 1965. On the Pakistan side, Khokhrapar was the terminus of a metre-gauge branch line from Hyderabad, Sindh via Mirpur Khas, 135 km from the border.[3]

The rail link across Munabao–Khokhrapar border was restored in 2006. As per the agreement between Indian and Pakistan railways, the Thar Express travels once a week from Karachi during a six-month block, crosses the international border, and the passengers change over to an Indian train at Munabao for their onward journey to Bhagat Ki Kothi in Jodhpur.[4][5]

On the Indian side the Thar Link Express runs non-stop once a week from Bhagat Ki Kothi (near Jodhpur) to Munabao and back.[1] Pakistan Railways have set up a new railway station at Zero Point[6] There is a passenger train linking Munabao to Barmer, which runs on all days except Monday.[1][7]

Trains

Some of the trains that runs from Munabao are:

See also

References
  1. "Arrivals at Munabao". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. "Geography:International". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. Iqbal, Mohammed (5 December 2010). "Thar Express survives 'terror attack'". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  5. India limits Thar Express passengers to 700
  6. "Khokhrapar station to be operational soon". The News. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  7. "Bhaskar News". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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