Delhi–Jaipur line

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)

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

There are about 22 trains connecting Delhi to Jaipur, fastest one, ADI – SI 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]

The route stays busy during weekends and the trains are heavily crowded during festival days. General compartments in morning trains from Jaipur to Delhi and evening trains, coming back to Jaipur from Delhi are crowded during weekdays because of daily commuting workers.

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.
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