Box Width: | 28em |
Wankaner–Surendranagar section | |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Gujarat |
Start: | Wankaner |
End: | Surendranagar |
Open: | 1890 |
Owner: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Western Railway |
Tracklength: | 740NaN0 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Gauge: | broad gauge |
The Wankaner–Surendranagar section belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division in Gujarat State.
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.[1] Gauge conversion of Viramgam–Hapa section via Surendranagar, Wankaner was completed by 1980.[2] Morvi State Railway was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951.
About 26 trains pass through this section daily.[3]
Doubling work on this section is completed in Feb 2023.[4]