Rajasthan to Pakistan train. Luni-Barmer-Munabao-Hyderabad-Karachi rail route. 131-year-old route

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In this video, we have depicted our journey from Barmer to Munabao, one of the major frontier rail routes of India, which connects India with Pakistan from Rajasthan side by train.
We travelled by 04881 Barmer to Munabao passenger which departs Barmer railway station at 7:30 am
This rail route has a history of 131 years.
During British rule, in 1892, the Hyderabad-Jodhpur Railway constructed the Jodhpur-Hyderabad mainline within two sections. The first section was Luni-Shadipalli section, which was a metre-gauge section line and the second section was Shadipalli-Hyderabad section, which was originally constructed as a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad-gauge railway section line but due to less passenger transportation on that time it was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge in the year 1901 and joined the first section of the mainline.
During the year 1901, the Sind Mail started running between Bombay (now Mumbai) and Karachi, the route of this train passed through Ahmedabad-Palanpur-Marwar-Pali-Luni-Munabao-Khokhrapar-Mirpur Khas and Hyderabad continued operation till 1947. After the Partition of India the rail links of Jodhpur State and Northern Bombay Presidency was disrupted, and divided into the Indian State of Rajasthan and Pakistan province of Sindh. Due to this, the mainline was separated as Jodhpur-Munabao line from the Indian side and Khokhrapar-Hyderabad line as of Pakistan side, on this purpose the origin of Sind Mail were shifted to Jodhpur in India and Hyderabad in Pakistan continued operation between two countries Until 1965, when the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 led to the closure of all passenger train links. During that time, the rail track was bombed and destroyed by the Pakistani fighter jets, and the Bombay-Karachi train ended.
After 4 years of Simla Agreement, in 1976, Samjhauta Express started from Delhi to Lahore.
On the Indian side, the Jodhpur-Munabao line was totally converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in the year 2003 and the Indian immigration and customs office developed at Munabao railway station for customs checks which are currently carried out. Whereas on the Pakistan side, the Khokhrapar-Hyderabad line was totally re-converted back to the original 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge and also the Zero Point railway station was also developed in the year 2006, a few hundred meters from the border, where immigration and customs checks are currently carried out. This enabled both the nations to sign an MoU to reopen the rail link. This was not possible earlier because there would be a change of gauge in between, either at Hyderabad or Mirpur Khas. Prior to 1965, the last Pakistani station was Khokhropar, about 10 kilometers from the border.
After gauge conversion of both nations, on 18 February 2006, the rail service of Thar Express was inaugurated on the basis of Simla Agreement and became the second route for connecting both nations after Samjhauta Express after the restoring of the Jodhpur-Hyderabad rail route which was closed for 41 years till 2006.
As of 9 August 2019, the Thar Express had been cancelled until further notice due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
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Best video. Keep it up.