Jaipur–Ahmedabad line - Revision history

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	The '''Jaipur–Ahmedabad line''' connects Jaipur, the capital of [[Rajasthan]] to Ahmedabad, the largest city of [[Gujarat]] in India. [[Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express]] is the fastest train in this route.		The '''Jaipur–Ahmedabad line''' connects Jaipur, the capital of [[Rajasthan]] to Ahmedabad, the largest city of [[Gujarat]] in India. It is present on [[Ahmedabad]]–[[Delhi]] main line. [[Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express]] is the fastest train in this route.

	==History==		==History==
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	The Delhi–Ajmer metre-gauge line was converted to {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1994. The Ahmedabad–Ajmer sector was fully converted to 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>		The Delhi–Ajmer metre-gauge line was converted to {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1994. The Ahmedabad–Ajmer sector was fully converted to 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>

	Railway electrification work is in ~~the process in the~~ Rewari–Alwar–Bandikui–Jaipur–Palanpur–Ahmedabad sector.<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>		Railway electrification work is now completed in Rewari–Alwar–Bandikui–Jaipur–Palanpur–Ahmedabad sector.<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>

	==Passenger movement==		==Passenger movement==
	{{stnlnk\|Jaipur}}, [[Ajmer Junction railway station\|Ajmer]] ~~and {{stnlnk\|Ahmedabad}}~~ on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.<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 }}</ref>		{{stnlnk\|Ahmedabad}}, {{stnlnk\|Jaipur}} and [[Ajmer Junction railway station\|Ajmer]] on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.<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 }}</ref>

	==Sheds and workshops==		==Sheds and workshops==

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
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The '''Jaipur–Ahmedabad line''' connects Jaipur, the capital of [[Rajasthan]] to Ahmedabad, the largest city of [[Gujarat]] in India. [[Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express]] is the fastest train in this route.

==History==
[[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>

The Delhi–Ajmer metre-gauge line was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1994. The Ahmedabad–Ajmer sector was fully converted to 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>

Railway electrification work is in the process in the Rewari–Alwar–Bandikui–Jaipur–Palanpur–Ahmedabad sector.<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>

==Passenger movement==
{{stnlnk|Jaipur}}, [[Ajmer Junction railway station|Ajmer]] and {{stnlnk|Ahmedabad}} on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.<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 }}</ref>

==Sheds and workshops==
Sabarmati earlier had a steam loco shed, now it has diesel loco shop. It holds 125+ [[WDG-4]] locomotives. Ajmer has a diesel loco workshop and a carriage and wagon workshop. Opened in 1876, it is one of Indian Railway's premier workshops. It maintains [[Palace on Wheels]] rake. Abu Road has a diesel loco shed. Phulera has a diesel shed.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 25 April 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/jaipur-junction-jp/272 Trains at Jaipur]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/abu-road-abr/131 Trains at Abu Road]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/ahmedabad-junction-adi/60 Trains at Ahmedabad]

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Jaipur railway division|*]]
[[Category:Ajmer railway division|*]]
[[Category:Ahmedabad railway division|*]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1881]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Transport in Jaipur]]