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{{Short description|Railway station in Rajasthan, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Jodhpur Junction
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hi
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Jodhpur Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|16|59|N|73|01|21|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|241|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line]]<br>[[Jodhpur–Luni section]]<br>[[Jodhpur–Bathinda line]]
| other = Taxi stand, Autorickshaw
| structure = At grade
| platform = 5
| tracks = 7
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| website = https://jodhpurstation.in
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1885}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Construction
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = JU
| zone = [[North Western Railway Zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Jodhpur}}}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Western Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former = Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway
| passengers = 176000/daily
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Jodhpur railway station
| map_size = 270
| map_type = India Rajasthan
| map_caption = {{center|Location in Rajasthan}}
}}
'''Jodhpur Junction railway station''' (station code:- '''JU''') is a major railway station located in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], India. The railway station is under the administrative control of [[North Western Railway]] of [[Indian Railways]].

==History==
{{See also|North Western Railway zone#History}}

Jodhpur railway station was opened in 1885 under the jurisdiction of New Jodhpur Railway The first train ran from Jodhpur to Luni on 9 March 1885. The New Jodhpur Railway was later combined with Bikaner Railway to form Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway in 1889 A Railway line was completed between Jodhpur and Bikaner in 1891, Later in 1900, lt combined with Jodhpur–Hyderabad Railway (some part of this railway is in Pakistan) leading to connection with Hyderabad of Sindh Province Later in 1924 Jodhpur and Bikaner Railways worked as independent Railways. After Independence, a part of Jodhpur Railway went to West Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title = IR History: Part - 2 (1870–1900)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2014-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway | title = Jodhpur bikaner railway | access-date = 1 February 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124719/http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway | archive-date = 2 February 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://trainsrunningstatus.net/station/jodhpur-jn-railway-station | title = Jodhpur jn Railway Station | access-date = 6 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820235018/https://trainsrunningstatus.net/station/jodhpur-jn-railway-station | archive-date = 20 August 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Overview==
Jodhpur Railway Station has 5 platforms and a total of 6 tracks. To decongest the main Jodhpur station (JU), the suburban station [[Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station]] (BGKT) was developed as the second main station for passenger trains.

==Railway reorganization==
[[Jodhpur–Bathinda line|Jodhpur–Bikaner line]] was merged with the [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]] on 5 November 1951.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?id=0,1,283 | title = Western railway history}}</ref> Later North Western Railway came into existence on 1 October 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261 |title=North Western railway history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031916/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C261 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> Jodhpur is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

==Suburban stations==
{| class="wikitable" text-align:left; margin:0 0 0 1em;"
|-
! No.
! Suburban Station Name
! Distance<br>(in km)
|- valign="top"
| 1
| {{stnlnk|Raikabag Palace Junction}}
| 2
|-
| 2
| {{stnlnk|Bhagat Ki Kothi}}
| 3
|-
| 3
| {{stnlnk|Mahamandir}}
| 5
|-
| 4
| {{stnlnk|Basni}}
| 6
|-
| 5
| {{stnlnk|Jodhpur Cantt}}
| 8
|-
| 6
|{{stnlnk|Mandor}}
| 10
|-
| 7
| {{stnlnk|Banar}}
| 14
|-
| 8
| {{stnlnk|Salawas}}
| 16
|-
|}

==References==
{{commons category|Jodhpur railway station}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IndiaRailInfo|126}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Jodhpur}}

{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}
{{Railway stations in Rajasthan}}
{{Jodhpur}}

[[Category:Transport in Jodhpur]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Jodhpur district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jodhpur]]
[[Category:Jodhpur railway division]]

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