Morbi railway station

The Morbi railway station belongs to the Western Railway of Rajkot Division. It is located in the Morbi district of Gujarat State.

Morbi railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Morbi, Morbi district, Gujarat India
Coordinates	22°49′28″N 70°49′53″E
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section
Platforms	1
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MVI
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Rajkot
History
Opened	1890
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Morvi State Railway
Location Morbi railway station Location within India Morbi railway station Morbi railway station (Gujarat)

History

The Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section was initially laid as a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge roadside tram way in the year 1890 by Waghji Thakor of Morvi State Railway. This was done for the convenience of the people and for transportation of salt and cloth. Sir Lakhdhiraji Thakor, 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 Navlakhi and Vavania, for exporting the state's production of salt and cloth. The Morbi railway station combines Indian and European architectural elements. In 1924 all the lines were converted to metre gauge 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). The conversion to broad gauge was completed in the year 2001.

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 Mumbai, Kamakhya, Rajkot, Gandhidham and Wankaner.