Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station

Bhagat Ki Kothi
भगत की कोठी
Indian Railway Station
Location Jodhpur, Rajasthan
 India
Coordinates 26°15′03″N 73°00′53″E / 26.2508°N 73.0146°E / 26.2508; 73.0146Coordinates: 26°15′03″N 73°00′53″E / 26.2508°N 73.0146°E / 26.2508; 73.0146
Elevation 241.00 metres (790.68 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Western Railways
Line(s) Jodhpur- Luni Section
Platforms 2
Tracks 7
Connections Taxi stand, Autorickshaw
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code BGKT
Zone(s) North Western Railway
Division(s) Jodhpur railway division
History
Electrified No
Previous names Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway

Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station is a railway station on the North Western Railways network in the state of Rajasthan. It is located approximately 3 km from Jodhpur railway station.[1][2]

History

The station is point of origin to Thar Express, an international train that connects Karachi, Pakistan to Jodhpur, India.

In February 2006, it was revived after a period of 41 years. In the mean time the lines on both sides had been converted from metre gauge to broad gauge. This enabled the train to run from the border right up to Karachi, which was not possible earlier because there would be a change of gauge in between, either at Hyderabad or Mirpur Khas. The Thar Express is the oldest route, however, because it was damaged in the war it remained closed for 41 years. Upon restoration it became the new train service between the two countries.[3][4]

Jodhpur- Bikaner Railway was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951.[5] Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002.[6][7][8]

Diesel Loco Shed

It is home to one of the largest diesel loco shed housing the powerful WDP 4 locos which power important trains like Ashram Express, Jaipur Duronto Express & Howrah Jodhpur Express.

Important trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Bhagat Ki Kothi are :

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BGKT/Bhagat Ki Kothi". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway
  3. ↑ Seat61,com
  4. ↑ Geography : International
  5. ↑ "Western railway history".
  6. ↑ "North Western railway history". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Suresh Prabhu flags off 2 new trains, Kamakhya-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express and Siliguri-New Coochbehar DEMU
  8. ↑ Infra, electrification likely to be focus of rail budget
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