The station is the point of origin of the Thar Express train service that connects Karachi, Pakistan to Jodhpur, India.
In February 2006, the station was revived after a period of 41 years. In the meantime 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[clarification needed] it remained closed for 41 years. Upon restoration it became the new train service between the two countries.[1][2]
Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951.[3] Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002.[4][5][6]
Diesel loco shededit
A Diesel Loco Shed which was established in 1972 is located close by the station that houses 160+ EMD locomotives, including 19 WDP-4, 90+ WDG-4, 19 WDP-4B, 30+ WDP-4D & 1 WDG-4D. Recently it is also holding electric locomotives like WAP-7 & WAG-9.
bhagat, kothi, railway, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Junction Bhagat Ki KothiExpress train and Passenger train stationGeneral informationLocationJodhpur RajasthanIndiaCoordinates26 15 03 N 73 00 53 E 26 2508 N 73 0146 E 26 2508 73 0146Elevation241 000 metres 790 682 ft Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorth Western Railway zoneLine s Jodhpur Luni sectionPlatforms3Tracks7ConnectionsTaxi stand Auto rickshawConstructionStructure typeStandard on ground station ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBGKTZone s North Western Railway zoneDivision s JodhpurHistoryOpened1972ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesJodhpur Bikaner RailwayLocationBhagat Ki KothiLocation within IndiaShow map of IndiaBhagat Ki KothiBhagat Ki Kothi Rajasthan Show map of Rajasthan Contents 1 History 2 Diesel loco shed 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station is the point of origin of the Thar Express train service that connects Karachi Pakistan to Jodhpur India In February 2006 the station was revived after a period of 41 years In the meantime 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 clarification needed it remained closed for 41 years Upon restoration it became the new train service between the two countries 1 2 Jodhpur Bikaner Railway was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951 3 Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002 4 5 6 Diesel loco shed editA Diesel Loco Shed which was established in 1972 is located close by the station that houses 160 EMD locomotives including 19 WDP 4 90 WDG 4 19 WDP 4B 30 WDP 4D amp 1 WDG 4D Recently it is also holding electric locomotives like WAP 7 amp WAG 9 See also editJodhpur Junction http www indianrailways gov in railwayboard uploads directorate mec engg downloads DLS NWR BGKTShed history pdfReferences edit Seat61 com Geography International Western railway history North Western railway history Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Suresh Prabhu flags off 2 new trains Kamakhya Bhagat Ki Kothi Express and Siliguri New Coochbehar DEMU Infra electrification likely to be focus of rail budgetExternal links editBhagat Ki Kothi railway station at the India Rail Info nbsp This article about a railway station in the Indian state of Rajasthan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station amp oldid 1175786944 Diesel Loco Shed, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
