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{{Infobox rail line<br />
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| name = Delhi–Jaipur line <br />
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| caption = Jaipur Junction an important railway station of Delhi–Jaipur line<br />
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| status = Operational<br />
| locale = [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Old Delhi}}<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Jaipur Junction||Jaipur}}<br />
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| open = 1875 <br />
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]], [[North Western Railway zone|North Western Railway]]<br />
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| gauge = {{track gauge|1676 mm|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
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| elevation = Delhi {{convert|239|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, Jaipur {{convert|428|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} <br />
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The '''Delhi–Jaipur line''' connects [[Jaipur]] city with [[Delhi]], the capital of India along the [[Jaipur railway division]].<ref name="hq">[http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 North Western Railway Website]</ref><br />
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There are about 22 trains connecting Delhi to Jaipur, fastest one, ADI – SJ Rajdhani taking 4 hours 25 minutes. and [[Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express|Delhi–Jaipur Double Decker]] taking 4 hours 30 minutes.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}<br />
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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.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Rajputana State Railway]] opened the Delhi–Bandikui {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] line in 1874, extended it to Ajmer in 1875 and to Ahmedabad in 1881.<ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title= IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><br />
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The Delhi–Ajmer line was converted to {{track gauge|1676mm|lk=on}}-wide [[broad gauge]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html |title= IR History: Part V (1970-1995)| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=31676| title=Inauguration of Rewari BG Project | publisher=Press Information Bureau, 7 October 2007| access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> The Ajmer-Ahmedabad line was converted to {{track gauge|1676mm|lk=on}}-wide [[broad gauge]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html |title= IR History: Part V (1970-1995)| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><br />
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Railway electrification work is in the process in the Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Rewari and Rewari–Alwar–Bandikui–Jaipur–Palanpur–Ahmedabad sectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.core.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,294,302,532 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314144929/http://www.core.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C294%2C302%2C532 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2011 |title=Brief on Railway Electrification |work=Electrification work in progress |publisher=Central Organisation for Railway Electrification |access-date=23 April 2014 }}</ref><br />
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==Passenger movement==<br />
{{stnlnk|Jaipur}}, on this line, is the only railway station which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/jaipur-jp-to-new-delhi-ndls/272/0/664 Jaipur New Delhi trains]<br />
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Delhi railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:Jaipur railway division|*]]</div>>DrKay