Munabao

Munabao
Munabao (मुनाबाव )
—  village  —
Munabao (मुनाबाव )
Location of Munabao (मुनाबाव )
in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates 25°45′00″N 70°17′00″E / 25.75°N 70.2833°E / 25.75; 70.2833Coordinates: 25°45′00″N 70°17′00″E / 25.75°N 70.2833°E / 25.75; 70.2833
Country India
State Rajasthan
District(s) Barmer
Subdistrict(s) Sheo
Parliamentary constituency Barmer (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Assembly constituency Sheo
Population 411 (2001)
Official languages Marwari, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 71 metres (233 ft)

Munabao is a village in the Barmer district in Rajasthan in India bordering Pakistan.

Transport

In February 2006, the two nations reopened the railway line, the Thar Express that used to connect Rajasthan in India with Sindh in Pakistan. The line had fallen into disuse ever since it was closed after the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war in which the town itself was captured by Pakistani troops. It is the second active rail connection between the two nations after the Wagah link in Punjab. Khokhrapar is the bordering town in Pakistan.

Since 2006 a train service has been running once a week between Bhagat Ki Kothi near Jodhpur and Karachi, Pakistan which passes through Munabao on India side, Zero Point border station, Khokhrapar on Pakistan side. This train is known as the Thar Express[1]. Apart from this there is a passenger train between Barmer and Munabao.

The Munabao to Samdari line is Broad gauge. It is the only station in India which is very close to Pakistan.

References

  1. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article931198.ece



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