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{{Short description|Railway route on the North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Bikaner–Rewari line with Sardar Shahar and Sikar branch lines
| image = Churu Junction.jpg
| caption = [[Churu Junction railway station|Churu Junction]]is an important railway station on Bikaner-Rewari line
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Rajasthan]] and [[Haryana]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Bikaner Junction}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Rewari Junction}}
| stations =
| open = 1 March 1941 (Main line) 1 March 1916 (Sardarshahr branch) 1939 (Sikar branch)
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Western Railway zone|North Western Railway]]
| linelength = Main line {{convert|379|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Branch Lines: Ratangarh–Sardar Shahar {{convert|52|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Loharu–Sikar {{convert|122|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracks =
| electrification = Yes
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}} [[Broad Gauge]]
| old_gauge = {{track gauge|1000mm}} [[Metre-gauge railway|Metre gauge]]
| speed = {{cvt|110|km/h}}
| elevation =
| map = {{Bikaner–Rewari line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

The '''Bikaner–Rewari line''' or '''Rewari–Bikaner line''' is a railway route on the [[North Western Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. This route plays an important role in rail transportation of [[Bikaner division]] and [[Jaipur division]] of [[Rajasthan]] state and [[Gurugram division]] of [[Haryana]] state.

The corridor passes through the Desert Area of Rajasthan and Haryana with a stretch of 379 km with consists of two branch lines, the First branch line starts from Loharu Junction and Ends at Sikar Junction with a stretch of 122 km, Whereas the second branch line starts from Ratangarh Junction in Reversal mode and ends at Sardar Shahar with a stretch of 52 km.

==History==
The main railway line from {{stnlnk|Bikaner Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Rewari Junction}} was originally built by [[Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway]] company of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner Princely State]] portion as [[Metre-gauge railway|metre-gauge line]] during the 19th and 20th century also. This line was opened in different phases during the construction period.

* The first phase, from Bikaner Junction to Ratangarh Junction which also called as Bikaner–Ratangarh chord line was opened on 24 November 1912.
* The second phase, from Ratangarh Junction to Churu Junction was opened on 22 May 1910.
* The third phase, from Churu Junction to Sadulpur Junction was opened on 8 July 1911.
* The fourth phase, from Sadulpur Junction to Rewari Junction was sanctioned on 4 March 1937 and after opened at 1 March 1941.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3d79c6256b9bdac53a55801a066b70da3/uploads/2020/10/2020101271.pdf|title= Bhiwani District history |access-date=2020-11-06 }}</ref>

Whereas, the first branch line between Ratangarh Junction to Sardarshahr was opened on 1 March 1916. and the second branch line between Sikar Junction and Loharu Junction was built by the both companies into two sections such as Sikar Junction to Jhunjhunu section was under the [[Jaipur State Railway]] and Jhunjhunu to Loharu Junction section was under the [[Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway]] opened in different phases during the construction period.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650|title= Indian Railways history |access-date=2012-11-06 }}</ref>

* The first phase, from Sikar Junction to Nawalgarh was opened on 18 September 1923.
* The second phase, from Nawalgarh to Jhunjhunu was opened on 1 August 1924.
* The third phase, from Jhunjhunu to Loharu Junction was opened on 1939.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18163/GIPE-017498.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y|title=Administration report on Indian Railways 1939|access-date=2021-07-25}}</ref>

After that, the conversion into {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] was completed through into different section starting from the first section between Rewari Junction to Sadulpur Junction was opened on 17 September 2008, later the second section between Sadulpur Junction and Ratangarh Junction was opened on 1 August 2010 and thereafter the third section between Ratangarh Junction and Bikaner Junction was opened on 30 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1450093153283-BKN.pdf | title = Bikaner Division | publisher = North Western Railway | access-date = 17 July 2021 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Whereas, the Ratangarh Junction–Sardarshahr branch line was closed for conversion into {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] at 8 June 2012 and reopened on 20 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/churu-news/train-to-run-on-sardarshahar-ratangarh-railway-track-from-june-20-in-churu-2602019/|title=गुड न्यूज : 20 को रेल मंत्री व मुख्यमंत्री दिखाएंगे ट्रेन को हरी झंडी, सस्ता व सुगम होगा यहां का सफर|website=Patrika}}</ref> and the Loharu Junction–Sikar Junction branch line was also converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] and opened on 2 September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/suresh-prabhu-inaugurates-gauge-conversion-project-of-loharu-sikar-railway-line-115090100575_1.html|title=Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates Gauge Conversion Project of Loharu-Sikar Railway Line in Rajasthan by Flagging off Trains New Train Services Namely Rewari-Sikar Passenger (Daily) Train and Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sikar Express (Bi-weekly) Flagged off|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=September 2015 }}</ref>

==Electrification==
Electrification of main line was started on 11 February 2019, on the first section between Rewari and Sadulpur <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/churu-news/rail-electrification-will-be-completed-by-september-2020-4116012/|title=Minister of State for railways Rajen Gohen Inaugurated electrification project of 721 crore on Bikaner Division in Churu loksabha constituency|website=Patrika|date=11 February 2019 }}</ref> which was declared on 2017-18 rail budget,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/mahendragarh-rewaribikaner-railline-electrification-work-will-be-inaugurated-today-from-sadulpur-minister-of-state-for-railways-18935395.html|title=Rewari Bikaner Rail line electrification will be inaugurated today from Sadulpur minister of state of railways|website=Jagran}}</ref> was completed on 4 March 2020, with two stages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/mahendragarh-narnaul/90-km-electrification-complate-from-mahendrgarh-to-sadulpur-narnol-news-rtk5454572126|title=Electrification complete from Mahendragarh to Sadulpur for covering Rewari Sadulpur section|website=Amarujala}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://haryana.punjabkesari.in/haryana/news/electrification-trains-to-run-soon-on-rewari-mahendragarh-rail-track-1078401|title=Electrification trains to run soon on Rewari Mahendragarh Rail Track|website=Punjab Kesari}}</ref> and the remaining sections such as Sadulpur–Churu, Churu–Ratangarh and Ratangarh–Bikaner is fully electrified .

==Trains passing through this line==
===Main===
* [[Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Intercity Express]]
* [[Bikaner Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express]]
* [[Hisar–Coimbatore AC Superfast Express]]
* [[Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express]]
* [[Indore–Bikaner Mahamana Express]]
* [[Jodhpur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express]]
* [[Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express]]
* [[Secunderabad–Hisar Express]]
* [[Salasar Express]]
* [[Bikaner–Haridwar Express]]
* [[Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express]]

===Branch===
*[[Sikar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Intercity Express]]
*[[Sainik Express]]
*[[Kota–Hisar Express]]

==References==
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{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]
[[Category:Bikaner railway division]]
[[Category:Jaipur railway division]]

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