Deshalpur railway station

Deshalpur
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Sanatan Patidar Wadi Rd, Deshalpur, Kutch district, Gujarat India
Coordinates	23°12′04″N 69°26′09″E
Elevation	175 metres (574 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Gandhidham–Naliya line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	DSLP
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Ahmedabad
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Sukhpur towards ? Western Railway zone Gandhidham–Naliya line Sukhpur Roha towards ?
Location Deshalpur railway station Location within Gujarat

Deshalpur railway station is a small railway station in Kutch district, Gujarat, in India. Its code is DSLP. The station consists of 1 platform. It serves Deshalpur village and is located in the vicinity of Desalpar Gunthli, an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation.

The station had a metre-gauge railway line laid in 1980 to get connected with the town of Bhuj. The line was abandoned later since Gandhidham–Bhuj section got converted to broad gauge and this 101.24 km line became isolated. Recently gauge conversion to broad gauge has been approved by the Government of India in June 2016, so that it can be used for public, military or freight purpose.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} In 2018 the railway section between Bhuj and Deshalpur village (28 km) was commissioned, remaining under gauge conversion Deshalpur–Naliya section (74 km). As of December 2019^[update] there are not any train services from and to this station.^[1]

Bhuj–Naliya railway line is classified as being of strategic importance,^[6] due to its proximity to the border with Pakistan and Naliya Air Force Station.

There is a project to extend the line up to Vayor village, 25 km northwest of Naliya.^[7]

References

1. "DSLP/Deshalpur". India Rail Info.
2. "Suresh Prabhu lays foundation stone for 8 rail projects in Gujarat". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
3. "Surge by 300 per cent in allocation for Gujarat railways in 2 years, says Suresh Prabhu". The Indian Express. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
4. "Rs 17,073 crore worth Railway projects in progress in state | Cities News". The Indian Express. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
5. "Bhuj–Naliya broad-gauge rail line sanctioned". DeshGujarat. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
6. "STRUCTURE OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS" (PDF). Indian Railways.
7. "Bhuj-Naliya Railway Track on Ahmedabad Division under final Testing Phase". RailNews.in.