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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 | 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}} | {{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== | ||