Gadra Road railway station

Gadra Road railway station is a railway station in Barmer district, Rajasthan, India. It used to serve the town of Gadra which is now in Sind province of Pakistan. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered, and lack facilities including water and sanitation.Country's first railway shaeed smarak is situated in Gadra Road (Munabao) ,Badmer district of Rajasthan. [1][2]

Gadra Road
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationState Highway 40, Gadra, Barmer district, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates25°44′37″N 70°38′36″E / 25.7436°N 70.6434°E / 25.7436; 70.6434
Elevation149 metres (489 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Western Railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGDD
Zone(s) North Western Railway
Division(s) Jodhpur
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Gadra Road is located in India
Gadra Road
Gadra Road
Location within India
Gadra Road is located in Rajasthan
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Gadra Road
Gadra Road (Rajasthan)

As the station and township of Gadra Road is close to the Pakistan border, it was subjected to shelling by the Pakistani army during the 1965 war. It's Memorials of indian railway victory.

Trains

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Some of the trains that run from Gadra are:

These are slow passenger trains which run once a day except on Sundays.

References

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  1. ^ "GDD/Gadra Road". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "अब 8 जून से बाड़मेर-मुनाबाव पैसेंजर ट्रेन के रोजाना दो फेरे" [Now the daily passenger train from 8 June Barmer–Munabao two rounds]. bhaskar.com (in Hindi). 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.