Why visit Ābu Road
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About Ābu Road
Abu Road is a city and sub-district in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India, lies on the bank of West Banas River. It is the tehsil and sub-district headquarters and the largest city in Sirohi District in terms of area and population. Its railway station is an important stop on the main Indian Railways line between New Delhi and Ahmedabad and registers an impressive growth in passenger traffic and revenue generation for North Western Railway zone. The popular hill station, Mount Abu is 27 km up the hill from Abu Road.
From the Wikipedia article Abu Road (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The old name of Abu Road city was Kharadi. The Rajputana–Malwa Railway set up the railway station here on 30 December 1880, and the station was named Abu Road. The road to Mount Abu was built in 1845, during the rule of Maharao Shiv Singh of Sirohi.
From the History section of Abu Road on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Ābu Road
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Getting there and nearby towns
Maharana Pratap Airport (UDR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 114 km away.
- Sāntpur 2 km southwest, about 2 min by car
- Ābu 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Ambaji 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Bhauri 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Reodhar 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Pindwāra 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
- Sirohi 46 km north, about 46 min by car
- Goyali 47 km north, about 47 min by car
- Pālanpur 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Jaswantpura 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
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