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Adding short description: "Railway station in Gujarat, India" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br/>{{background color|darkblue|{{font color|white|Morbi railway station}}}}
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Morbi]], [[Morbi district]], [[Gujarat]]
| country = India
| elevation = {{convert|49|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| coordinates = {{coord|22.824384|70.831408|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| opened = 1890
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = MVI
| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Rajkot}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = Morvi State Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| map_type = India#India Gujarat
| map_dot_label = Morbi railway station
| map_size = 300
}}
The '''Morbi railway station''' belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division. It is located in Morbi district of Gujarat State.

==History==
The [[Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section]] was laid as a 2ft6inch (narrow gauge) roadside tram way in the year 1890 by Waghji Thakor of Morvi State Railway for the convenience of the people and for transportation of salt and cloth. Sir Lakhdhiraji Thakor,{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} ruled from 1922 to 1948 after the death of Waghji Thakor. 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 and the two small ports of [[Port of Navlakhi|Navlakhi]] and Vavania, for exporting the state's production of salt and cloth. The Morbi railway station combines Indian and European architectural elements. All the lines were converted to metre gauge in 1924 to match the rail lines of other Princely States. Before railbuses took over on Wankaner–Morvi, there were two-coach trains hauled by YG or YP steam locos (these were the last steam-hauled trains on those routes).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title=Irfca trivia}}</ref> Conversion to [[broad gauge]] was completed in the year 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.videoscene.co.uk/last-wisps-of-indian-steam.html |title=history of maliya miyana-wankaner section}}</ref>

==Passenger amenities==
More goods trains pass through this station than passenger trains. Only two express trains (weekly once each) arrive at this station. Six passenger trains terminate and start at this station. It has trains to [[Bandra Terminus railway station|Mumbai]], {{stnlnk|Kamakhya}}, {{stnlnk|Rajkot}}, [[Gandhidham Bg railway station|Gandhidham]] and [[Wankaner Junction railway station|Wankaner]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://m.indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/morbi-mvi/6717 |title=Train arrivals at Morbi}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Gujarat}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Morbi district]]
[[Category:Rajkot railway division]]

{{Gujarat-railstation-stub}}

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>DMySon: Adding short description: "Railway station in Gujarat, India" (Shortdesc helper)