Jodhpur railway station (station code:- JU) is a major railway station located in

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, India. The railway station is under the administrative control of

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. Railway minister

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also hails from Jodhpur. Currently it is connected through 100 Km/h speed restricted railway lines only. Despite being on a flat terrain with less gradient and track curves, there is no 130 Km/h or 160 Km/h permitted railway track up to Jodhpur as of now.

History

Jodhpur railway station was opened in 1885 under the jurisdiction of New Jodhpur Railway The first train ran from Jodhpur to Luni on 9 March 1885. The New Jodhpur Railway was later combined with Bikaner State Railway to form Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway in 1889 A Railway line was completed between Jodhpur and Bikaner in 1891, Later in 1900, lt combined with Jodhpur–Hyderabad Railway (some part of this railway is in Pakistan) leading to connection with Hyderabad of Sindh Province. Later in 1924 Jodhpur and Bikaner Railways worked as independent Railways. After Independence, a part of Jodhpur Railway went to West Pakistan. And some another fact is that Jodhpur Railway station and Workshop was under Shivnathji Bhakrecha till 1956. He was the first person in India who made No.5 Osi coach and other coaches too.

Overview

Jodhpur Railway Station has 5 platforms and a total of 6 tracks. Proposal to construct two additional platforms has been sent to railway board. To decongest the main Jodhpur station (JU), the suburban station

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(BGKT) was developed as the second main station for passenger trains.

Railway reorganization

Jodhpur–Bikaner line was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002. Jodhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

Suburban stations

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