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{{Short description|Railway station in Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Munabao
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|80px]]
| image_caption =
| address = Munabao, Barmer district, Rajasthan
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.7429|N|70.2768|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|80|m|ft}}
| line = [[Marwar Junction–Munabao line]]
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 1
| tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1902
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = MBF
| division = Jodhpur
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Western Railway zone|North Western Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| mapframe =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India#India Rajasthan
| map_dot_label = Munabao railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in Rajasthan
}}
{{Munabao|collapse=y}}

'''Munabao railway station''' is located in [[Barmer district]] in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. It is a railway transit point on the India–Pakistan border.

==The railway station==
Munabao railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|80|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – MBF.<ref name=munabao>{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/munabao-mbf/2269|title= Arrivals at Munabao|publisher= indiarailinfo| access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>

==History==
A {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] line from Luni to Shadipalli, in Sind, was built across the [[Thar Desert]] in 1902 and the line from Shadipalli to Hyderabad (now in Pakistan) was regauged.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 30 April 2014}}</ref>
The Luni–Barmer–Munabao section was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2004.<ref name=geography>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-inter.html |title = Geography:International| publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 30 April 2014}}</ref>

During the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1965]], the railway station came under the control of Pakistan.
[[File:Munabao.jpg|thumb|Pakistani troops in Munabao]]
According to a 1929 issue of the ''Railway Gazette'', the [[Sind Mail]] used to run on this route between [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Hyderabad, Sindh]]. The route was in use with through services between [[Jodhpur]] and [[Karachi]] till around 1965. On the Pakistan side, [[Khokhrapar]] was the terminus of a metre-gauge branch line from [[Hyderabad, Sindh]] via [[Mirpur Khas]], 135 km from the border.<ref name=geography/>

The rail link across Munabao–Khokhrapar border was restored in 2006. As per the agreement between Indian and Pakistan railways, the [[Thar Express]] travels once a week from Karachi during a six-month block, crosses the international border, and the passengers change over to an Indian train at [[Munabao]] for their onward journey to [[Bhagat Ki Kothi]] in [[Jodhpur]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article931198.ece |title = Thar Express survives 'terror attack'| first= Mohammed|last= Iqbal|work=The Hindu|date=5 December 2010| access-date = 30 April 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://nation.com.pk/national/17-Nov-2014/india-limits-thar-express-passengers-to-700 India limits Thar Express passengers to 700 ]</ref>

On the Indian side the [[Thar Express|Thar Link Express]] runs non-stop once a week from {{stnlnk|Bhagat Ki Kothi}} (near [[Jodhpur]]) to Munabao and back.<ref name=munabao/> [[Pakistan Railways]] have set up a new railway station at {{stnlnk|Zero Point}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://208.112.102.150/PrintEdition.aspx?ID=4700&Cat=13&dt=12/11/2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313154151/http://208.112.102.150/PrintEdition.aspx?ID=4700&Cat=13&dt=12%2F11%2F2006| url-status=dead| archive-date=13 March 2014| title=Khokhrapar station to be operational soon| publisher=The News| date=12 December 2006| access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> There is a passenger train linking Munabao to [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]], which runs on all days except Monday.<ref name=munabao/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news-fbo/c-10-2389570-jp0925-NOR.html |title=Bhaskar News |access-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311154743/http://www.bhaskar.com/news-fbo/c-10-2389570-jp0925-NOR.html |archive-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Trains ==

Some of the trains that runs from Munabao are:

* [[Barmer–Munabao Passenger]]
* [[Thar Express]]

== See also ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Munabao]]
* {{stnlnk|Marwar Junction}}
* [[Marwar Junction–Munabao line]]
* [[North Western Railway zone]]
}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Rajasthan}}
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}
* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/index_new.html/Official website]
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Munabao/@25.7432152,70.2758669,354m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x394f52577f4eca01:0x8b6c150b1002626!8m2!3d25.7432563!4d70.2771061|title=Munabao Railway station}}

{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system=Indian Railways
|line=North Western Railway zone|left=Jaisinder|right=Zero Point|type=[[Marwar Junction–Munabao line]]}}
{{Railway stations in Rajasthan}}
{{India International Rail stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1902]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Barmer district]]
[[Category:Jodhpur railway division]]

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