Dholpur–Sarmathura Railway

Dholpur–Sarmathura Railway is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway in Dholpur. It was built by Dholpur State during British India. The route length from Sarmathura to Dholpur is 72 km and from Dholpur to Tantpur is 60 km. Mohari is a Junction Station in Dholpur-Sarmathura Line from where the trains for Tantpur is boarded by passengers.

Dholpur–Sarmathura Railway
Narrow gauge train in Bari
Overview
LocaleDholpur, Rajasthan, India
TerminiDholpur Junction railway station
Operation
Opened1908
OwnerIndian Railways
Operator(s)Northern Central Railway
Technical
Line length72.6 km (45.1 mi)
Track gauge2 ft 6 in (762 mm)

History

Dholpur–Sarmathura Railway was sanctioned by the then Maharaja Ram Singh of the Dholpur State on December 14, 1905 and formally opened in February 1908.

The rail initially used steam locomotives, but later diesel locomotives are used.[1] There is only one rake/train which covers to trips per day in this section. Its first trip begins in early morning at around 04:00 hrs and returns at 10:15 hrs. The second trip begins at 10:40 hrs. and ends at around 19:00 hrs. There are many halt stations in this section.

Conversion to broad gauge

The gauge conversion work of this section was started in around year 2010 but could not be completed and stopped due to political reasons. The Railways' plan was to connect the railway to Gangapur via Karauli.[2] which could be an alternate route also for connecting the Jhansi and Gangapur.

Narrow Gauge Ticket
Narrow Gauge
Steam Engine Narrow Gauge Train

Railway Administration

This section is under the control of Assistant Divisional Engineer of North Central Railway who is headquartered at Dholpur. He is assisted by a Permanent Way Supervisor and Works Supervisor. All maintenance of all the track and works comes under administrative control. Generally a Group-'A' officer of Engineering Services Examination is posted at this post.

The tenures of Various Officers as Assistant Divisional Engineer in Dholpur is as given below:

Sr. No. Name From To
1
2
3
4
5 Gaurav Luniwal 15/04/2019
6 Saurabh Singh 16/04/2019 Till Date

References
  1. Chauhan, Arvind (26 August 2015). "At Dholpur, the train arrives at your door". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. Sharma, Manoj (17 July 2014). "धौलपुर में १२५ साल पुरानी नेरोगेज ट्रेन, सांसद ने मांगा हेरिटेज का दर्जा". bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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