Khokhropar or Khokhrapar (; ) is a border town situated in
Tharparkar District
Tharparkar ( Dhatki/; , ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan, headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar (1901–1947) or Eastern Sindh Frontier District (1860– ...
,
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
,
Pakistan
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. It is located at 25°41 North 70°12 East and has an altitude of .
Railway
Khokhrapar railway station was established in 1916. Before the
independence
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of
Pakistan
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in 1947, the Sind Mail was run between
Hyderabad, Pakistan
Hyderabad, also known as Neroonkot, is the capital and largest city of the Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Sindh by population, second-largest city in Sindh, after Karachi, and the List of citie ...
and
Ahmedabad, India
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via
Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas (Sindhi language, Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Talpur, Mirs"'') is a city in Sindh province, Pakistan. The city was built by Talpur rulers of Mankani branch. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population w ...
, Khokhrapar,
Munabao
Munabao is a Borders of India, bordering village, approx.124 km from Barmer, Rajasthan, Barmer city in Barmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It India–Pakistan border, borders Pakistan. It is a designated border crossing, where ...
,
Barmer,
Luni,
Jodhpur
Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
,
Pali
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,
Marwar
Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. 'Maru' is a Sanskrit word for desert. The word 'wad' literally means fence in Rajasthani languages. Engl ...
and
Palanpur
Palanpur (Gujarati language, Gujarati: ) is a city and a headquarters of Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Palanpur is the ancestral home to an industry of Indian diamond merchants.
Etymology
Palanpur in early times is said ...
. After the
independence
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Khokhrapar was the last railway station in
Pakistan
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on
Hyderabad, Pakistan
Hyderabad, also known as Neroonkot, is the capital and largest city of the Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Sindh by population, second-largest city in Sindh, after Karachi, and the List of citie ...
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Jodhpur, India
Jodhpur () is the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headq ...
railway line and used for customs and immigration.
The train service between
Hyderabad, Pakistan
Hyderabad, also known as Neroonkot, is the capital and largest city of the Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Sindh by population, second-largest city in Sindh, after Karachi, and the List of citie ...
and
Jodhpur, India
Jodhpur () is the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headq ...
closed down after the 1965 war. The town, and the rest of the
Nagarparkar
Nagarparkar (, ) is a tehsil in at the base of the Karoonjhar Mountains in Tharparkar District in Sindh province of Pakistan.
The historic Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple is situated here. The taluka is located at a distance of 129 km from ...
salient were captured by India in the 1971 war, and returned to Pakistan in 1972.
In February 2006
Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas (Sindhi language, Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Talpur, Mirs"'') is a city in Sindh province, Pakistan. The city was built by Talpur rulers of Mankani branch. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population w ...
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Munabao
Munabao is a Borders of India, bordering village, approx.124 km from Barmer, Rajasthan, Barmer city in Barmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It India–Pakistan border, borders Pakistan. It is a designated border crossing, where ...
railway line reopened after the conversion of
metre gauge
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Metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by several European colonial powers including France, Britain and ...
railway track to
broad gauge
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Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...
. Now
Zero Point railway station
Marvi Railway Station (, is the eastern terminus of the Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line. It is situated east of Khokhrapar, Sindh and lies on the Pakistan–India border. The station was constructed in February 2006 when Mirpur Khas– Mun ...
is the last station in
Pakistan
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on this railway line to customs and immigration.
References
Populated places in Sindh
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