Jaipur–Ahmedabad line

Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Rajasthan, Gujarat
Termini Jaipur
Ahmedabad
Operation
Opened 1881 as metre gauge track
1997 as broad gauge track
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) North Western Railway, Western Railway
Technical
Track length 630 km (391 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Highest elevation Jaipur 428 m (1,404 ft), Ahmedabad 52.5 m (172 ft)

The Jaipur–Ahmedabad line connects Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan to Ahmedabad, the largest city of Gujarat in India. Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express is the fastest train in this route.

History

Rajputana State Railway opened the Delhi-Bandikui 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge line in 1874, extended it to Ajmer in 1875 and to Ahmedabad in 1881.[1] The Delhi-Ajmer metre gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1994. The Ahmedabad-Ajmer sector was fully converted to broad gauge in 1997 – parts of it were converted earlier.[2]

Electrification

Railway electrification work is in the process of being taken up in the Rewari-Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur-Palanpur-Ahmedabad sector.[3]

Passenger movement

Jaipur and Ahmedabad on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4]

Sheds and workshops

Sabarmati earlier had a steam loco shed. Now it has metre gauge and broad gauge diesel loco shop. It holds 125+ WDG-4 locomotives. Ajmer has a metre gauge diesel loco workshop and a broad gauge and metre gauge carriage and wagon workshop. Opened in 1876, it is one of Indian Railway's premier workshops. It maintains Palace on Wheels rake. Abu Road has a diesel loco shed - formerly metre gauge and converted to broad gauge in the 1990s. Phulera has a metre gauge diesel shed.[5]

Railway reorganisation

Rajputana State Railway was the first railway company in India to build and operate 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge lines.[6] Rajputana State Railway was merged into Rajputana-Malwa State Railway in 1882.[1] In 1900, Rajputana Malwa State Railway was merged in to Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[6]

In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. Western Railway was formed with BBCI Rly, the Saurashtra, the Rajasthan, the Jaipur, and the Cutch Rlys.[7] North Western Railway was formed on 1 October 2002, with two divisions each from Northern and Western Railways.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification work in progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "North Western Railway". NW Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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