Abu Road railway station
Abu Road railway station (station code:- ABR) is located in Sirohi district in the Indian state of Rajasthan . It serves Abu Road and is gateway to the popular hill station at Mount Abu.
Abu Road आबू रोड | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
 Abu Road railway station | |
| Location | Abu Road, Sirohi district, Rajasthan India |
| Coordinates | 24°28′51″N 72°47′07″E |
| Elevation | 262.430 metres (860.99 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Western Railway |
| Line(s) | Jaipur-Ahmedabad line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | ABR |
| Division(s) | Ajmer |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Electrified | Construction-Doubling+Electrification |
| Location | |
  Abu Road Location within Rajasthan | |
The railway station
Abu Road railway station is at an elevation of 262.430 metres (860.99 ft) and is assigned the code – ABR.[1]
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 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.[3]
Services
- Ranakpur Express
- Suryanagri Express
- Ajmer Dadar Express
- Mysore Ajmer Express
- Bandra Terminus Jodhpur Express
- Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express
- Chandigarh Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
- Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Vivek Express
- Aravali Express
- Bikaner Dadar Superfast Express
- Gorakhpur Express
- Adi Gorakhpur Express via Ajmer/Jaipur
- Varanasi - Ahmedabad Exp.(via DLI, LKO & AJMER)
- Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express
- Ashram Express
- Haridwar Mail
- Jodhpur Pune Express
Diesel Loco Shed
The railway's diesel shed located here provides employment to a large number of people and holds an important place in town's economy. The Diesel Shed at Abu Road was commissioned by Indian Railways as a metre gauge shed on 26 October 1966.[4] It was then the largest MG shed of Western Railway with holdings of 112 locomotives. With broad gauge conversion, the shed was converted to a BG shed with holdings of 60 locomotives. There are 68 supervisors and 570 workers in the shed.. It is only Diesel shed in Ajmer division and 2nd in North Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
A diesel training center is located at the shed that conducts promotional, refresher and special courses for locomotive running staff as well as formal training of shed maintenance staff.
It is currently houses 140+ diesel locomotives like WDM 3A, WDG 3A, WDG 4, WDP 4D & WDG 4D.
References
- "Arrivals at Abu Road". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
External links
- Trains at Abu Road
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morthala | North Western Railway zone Jaipur-Ahmedabad line | Maval |
