Delhi–Jaipur line

The Delhi–Jaipur line connects Jaipur city with Delhi, the capital of India along the Jaipur railway division.[1]

Delhi–Jaipur line
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan
Termini	Old Delhi Jaipur
Operation
Opened	1875
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	Northern Railway, North Western Railway
Technical
Track length	305 km (190 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Highest elevation	Delhi 239 m (784 ft), Jaipur 428 m (1,404 ft)

Delhi–Jaipur line

to Delhi-Kalka line to Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur line 0 Delhi 6 Delhi Shahdara 8 Vivek Vihar Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border 5 Sahibabad 4/ 0 Sarai Rohilla 2 Daya Basti 12 Ghaziabad to Delhi-Fazilka line 23 New Delhi 24 Shivaji Bridge 26 Tilak Bridge Chander Nagar 28 Pragati Maidan Anand Vihar Terminal 30 Hazrat Nizamuddin NH2 to Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line to Delhi-Moradabad line to Agra Chord to Kanpur-Delhi section 3 Patel Nagar 4 Kirti Nagar Ring Road 10 Delhi Cantonment 11 Nasirpur (Halt) 13 Palam 17 Shahbad Mohammadpur 20 Bijwasan Delhi-Haryana border 23 Palam Vihar (Halt) 20 Bijwasan 27 Gurgaon 31 Basai Dhankot 37 Garhi Harsaru State Highway 15 45 Patli 48 Taj Nagar 51 Jataula Samphkha 57 Pataudi Road 61 Inchhapuri State Highway 26 68 Khalilpur 72 Kumbhawas Munhalia Dabri NH 71 to Rewari-Rohtak line to Bhiwani 78 Rewari to Sadulpur to Ringas State Highway 26 State Highway 15 80 Anaj Mandi 87 Karanwas NH 8/Delhi-Ajmer Expressway State Highway 52 93 Bawal Haryana-Rajasthan border 100 Majri Nangal State Highway 52 106 Ajarka 113 Khanpur Ahir 118 Harsauli 126 Khairthal 133 Ghatla 143 Parisal State Highway 14 / Narnaul-Behror-Alwar Road 153 Alwar to Mathura 162 Mahwa 172 Malakhera 182 Dhigwara State Highway 25A 189 Rajgarh 195 Surergoth 201 Baswa 207 Ghulana State Highway 25 to Bharatpur 214 Bandikui State Highway 25 220 Arnia 225 Kolyagram 233 Bhan Kari NH 11A 243 Dausa 251 Bhandana 255 Jatwara 263 Banskho 265 Jhir 272 Bassi 282 Kannauta 288 Khatipura 294 Getor Jagatpura 299 Gandhinagar NH 12 NH 11C to Mathura-Vadodara Section/Sawai Madhopur 305 Jaipur to Ringas to Jaipur-Ahmedabad line Source: Google maps 09722/12986 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jaipur AC Double Decker Express 09728 Jammu Tawi Jaipur Premium Special

There are about 22 trains connecting Delhi to Jaipur, fastest one, ADI – SJ Rajdhani taking 4 hours 25 minutes. and Delhi Jaipur Double Decker taking 4 hours 30 minutes.

The route also faces delays in normal running during winter period because of fog. Throughout the route, there are two parallel railway lines running, helping in swift movement of trains without any delays.

Jaipur Junction

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.[2]

The Delhi-Ajmer line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1994.[3][4] The Ajmer-Ahmedabad line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1997.[5]

Railway electrification work is in the process in the Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Rewari and Rewari-Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur-Palanpur-Ahmedabad sectors.[6]

Passenger movement

Jaipur, on this line, is the only railway station which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[7]

References

1. North Western Railway Website
2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
3. "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
4. "Inauguration of Rewari BG Project". Press Information Bureau, 7 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
5. "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
6. "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification work in progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
7. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

External links

• Jaipur New Delhi trains