Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section

Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section
Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Maliya Miyana; Wankaner
Stations	Morbi (or) Morvi
Service
Operator(s)	Western Railway
History
Opened	1890 up to Morvi 1940 up to Maliya Miyana
Technical
Track length	80 km (50 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

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The Maliya Miyana–Wankaner morbi ghantila mg line belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division in Gujarat State.

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History[edit]

The Morvi-Wankaner section was laid as a 2 ft 6 inch (narrow gauge) road side tram way in the year 1890 by Morvi Railway up to Morvi under the regime of Sir Waghji Thakor. Later it was converted to metre gauge in 1924. Later it was extended to Maliya Miyana before the 1940s. Sir Lakhdhiraji Thakor^{[citation needed]} 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 and the two small ports of Navlakhi and Vavania to export salt and cloth. It was the last steam engine hauled section in India. 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).^[1] Running of Steam trains stopped in April 1999.^[2]

Gauge conversion[edit]

Gauge conversion of Maliya–Miyana section was taken up in 1996–97.^[3] Conversion to broad gauge was completed in the year 2001.^[4]

Freight[edit]

Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section is mainly a freight line for salt transportation from Dahinsar. Due to income in freight this line is not closed otherwise it would have been closed.^[5] Less passenger trains pass through this line.^[6]

References[edit]

[1] "Irfca trivia".

[2] "Steam sections in India".

[3] "Rail budget announcement 1996-97".

[4] "history of maliya miyana-wankaner section".

[5] "Salt freight".

[6] "Trains passing".

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