Ajmer Junction railway station
Ajmer Junction | |
|---|---|
| Express train and Passenger train station | |
| Location |
Jaipur Road, Patel Nagar, Topdara, Ajmer district, Rajasthan India |
| Coordinates | 26°27′24.8″N 74°38′15.4″E / 26.456889°N 74.637611°ECoordinates: 26°27′24.8″N 74°38′15.4″E / 26.456889°N 74.637611°E |
| Elevation | 464 metres (1,522 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Western Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Jaipur-Ahmedabad line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | AII |
| Division(s) | Ajmer |
| Fare zone | Indian Railways |
| Electrified | Construction |
| Location | |
  Ajmer Junction railway station Location in Rajasthan | |
Ajmer Junction railway station is located in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan .
Location and layout
Ajmer Junction is an important railway junction having 5 platforms and situated in the heart of the city. It is at an elevation of 464 metres (1,522 ft) and was assigned the code – AII. Other Suburban Station of Ajmer are Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz Madar Junction (MDJN), Daurai (DOZ), and Adarsh Nagar (AHO). It has a railway complex, which includes a major workshop.[1]
History
Initially it was built as a metre gauge (MG) station with lines from Chittaurgarh Junction railway station, Ahmedabad Junction railway station, Phulera Junction railway station. In the 1990s, the Delhi–Jaipur line and Jaipur–Ahmedabad line were converted to broad gauge (BG). Then the station had a parallel BG - MG lines coming from north from Phulera Junction railway station, and after the station the MG line to Chittaurgarh crossed over to the Southeast side while the BG continued Southwest to Beawar Junction railway station and Ahmedabad Junction railway station. Finally, somewhere in 2007, the line going toward Ratlam Junction railway station to Chittaurgarh was converted to BG.
Branchings
It has 4 branchings of broad gauge lines to Beawar in South-west, Chittorgarh Junction in South, Phulera Junction in North and Pushkar Terminus in West.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ajmer – Transportation". Ajmer. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rajasthan finds favour in railway budget". The Hindu. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
- Ajmer Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
