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'''Sawai Madhopur Junction | '''Sawai Madhopur Junction Railway Station''' (Code: '''SWM''') is a major railway station on [[New Delhi–Mumbai main line]] and [[Jaipur]]–[[Mumbai]] rail line of the [[West Central Railway zone]] network. It is very well connected to [[Gangapur City railway station|Gangapur city]], [[Bayana Junction railway station|Bayana junction]], [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]], [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura]], [[Kanpur Central railway station|Kanpur Central]], [[Delhi]], [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazarat Nizamuddin]], [[Bikaner Junction railway station|Bikaner]], [[Chittorgarh|Chittaurgarh]]. | ||
==Administration== | ==Administration== | ||
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==Lines== | ==Lines== | ||
The main lines passing through [[Sawai Madhopur]] are : | The main lines passing through [[Sawai Madhopur]] are : | ||
* | * [[New Delhi–Mumbai main line|Mumbai–New Delhi]] line via [[Kota Junction|Kota]] (Electrified broad-gauge line) | ||
* {{stnlnk|Jaipur}} | * {{stnlnk|Jaipur}}–[[Sawai Madhopur]] line (single Diesel broad-gauge line) | ||
The station serves as an important halt for all trains that are bound for [[Jaipur]], [[Mumbai]] & [[Delhi]]. | The station serves as an important halt for all trains that are bound for [[Jaipur]], [[Mumbai]] & [[Delhi]]. Trains that are bound for {{stnlnk|Jaipur}} reverse direction & switch over to diesel traction here. | ||
== Further extension == | |||
A Final Location Survey for 6.98 km long Sawai Madhopur–bypass line was sanctioned in February 2020 after construction of which trains from {{stnlnk|Jaipur}} can run up to [[Kota Junction|Kota]] and beyond without loco reversal at Sawai Madhopur. A delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Sawai Madhopur will thus be avoided. The estimated cost of the linking project is Rs 252 crore. | A Final Location Survey for 6.98 km long Sawai Madhopur–bypass line was sanctioned in February 2020 after construction of which trains from {{stnlnk|Jaipur}} can run up to [[Kota Junction|Kota]] and beyond without loco reversal at Sawai Madhopur. A delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Sawai Madhopur will thus be avoided. The estimated cost of the linking project is Rs 252 crore. | ||
The government has approved the construction of a new broad-gauge line between [[Ajmer Junction|Ajmer]] (Nasirabad) and Sawai Madhopur (Chauth | The government has approved the construction of a new broad-gauge line between [[Ajmer Junction|Ajmer]] ([[Nasirabad, Ajmer|Nasirabad]]) and [[Sawai Madhopur]] ([[Chauth Ka Barwara railway station|Chauth Ka Barwara]]) via [[Tonk, India|Tonk]] in [[Rajasthan]]. The total length of the new line will be 165 km. The line is planned to be completed in eight years during the 13th Plan period. It will be an alternate route between [[Chittaurgarh Junction railway station|Chittaurgarh]] and [[Sawai Madhopur]] on the [[Delhi]]–[[Ahmedabad]] route.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=103622 |title=Construction of a new broad-gauge line between Ajmer and Sawai Madhopur via Tonk |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India |date=12 Feb 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Luxury tourist trains== | ==Luxury tourist trains== | ||
Several [[Luxury rail in India| | Several [[Luxury rail in India|Luxury trains]] make a scheduled stop at [[Sawai Madhopur Junction]] on their eight-day round trip of tourist destinations. | ||
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* [[Deccan Odyssey]] | * [[Deccan Odyssey]] | ||
The station got the award for the Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station by Lok Sabha Speaker [[Sumitra Mahajan]] at a glittering ceremony at [[Vigyan Bhawan]] in New Delhi on the occasion of the Union Tourism Ministry's ‘National Tourism Awards for the year 2014-2015’. Earlier, Sawai Madhopur railway station has also been awarded as the ‘First Heritage Railway Station’.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://netindian.in/news/2016/07/30/00038942/national-tourism-awards-2014-15-presented |title=National Tourism Awards for 2014-15 presented |publisher=netindian}}</ref> | The station got the award for the Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station by Lok Sabha Speaker [[Sumitra Mahajan]] at a glittering ceremony at [[Vigyan Bhawan]] in New Delhi on the occasion of the Union Tourism Ministry's ‘National Tourism Awards for the year 2014-2015’. Earlier, [[Sawai Madhopur railway station]] has also been awarded as the ‘First Heritage Railway Station’.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://netindian.in/news/2016/07/30/00038942/national-tourism-awards-2014-15-presented |title=National Tourism Awards for 2014-15 presented |publisher=netindian}}</ref> | ||
==Initiative== | ==Initiative== | ||
The Indian Railways considered the proposal of the [[World Wildlife Fund]] to promote sanctuaries as tourist destinations, to showcase jungle life and to spread awareness about conservation and promote tourism, and began the campaign with railway stations at Sawai Madhopur and Bharatpur for pictorial representation of natural habitats, wildlife, trees, bushes, waterbodies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/train-coaches-to-come-alive-with-wildlife-images_1800210.html |title=Train coaches to come alive with wildlife images |publisher=Z news |date=12 Sep 2015}}</ref> These paintings have made the railway station a living art museum. | The Indian Railways considered the proposal of the [[World Wildlife Fund]] to promote sanctuaries as tourist destinations, to showcase jungle life and to spread awareness about conservation and promote tourism, and began the campaign with railway stations at [[Sawai Madhopur railway station|Sawai Madhopur]] and [[Bharatpur Junction railway station|Bharatpur Junction]] for pictorial representation of natural habitats, wildlife, trees, bushes, waterbodies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/train-coaches-to-come-alive-with-wildlife-images_1800210.html |title=Train coaches to come alive with wildlife images |publisher=Z news |date=12 Sep 2015}}</ref> These paintings have made the railway station a living art museum. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 31 August 2021
Sawai Madhopur Junction | |
|---|---|
 Regional rail and Light rail station | |
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| Location | Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan India |
| Coordinates | 26°01′09″N 76°21′27″E / 26.01917°N 76.35750°E |
| Elevation | 265.785 metres (872.00 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | West Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) | New Delhi–Mumbai main line Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur line |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | SWM |
| Zone(s) | West Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Kota |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Location | |
  Sawai Madhopur Junction Location within Rajasthan | |
Sawai Madhopur Junction Railway Station (Code: SWM) is a major railway station on New Delhi–Mumbai main line and Jaipur–Mumbai rail line of the West Central Railway zone network. It is very well connected to Gangapur city, Bayana junction, Bharatpur, Mathura, Kanpur Central, Delhi, Hazarat Nizamuddin, Bikaner, Chittaurgarh.
Administration
This station falling under Kota railway division of West Central Railway zone has been classified under 'A' category.[1]
Lines
The main lines passing through Sawai Madhopur are :
- Mumbai–New Delhi line via Kota (Electrified broad-gauge line)
- Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur line (single Diesel broad-gauge line)
The station serves as an important halt for all trains that are bound for Jaipur, Mumbai & Delhi. Trains that are bound for Jaipur reverse direction & switch over to diesel traction here.
Further extension
A Final Location Survey for 6.98 km long Sawai Madhopur–bypass line was sanctioned in February 2020 after construction of which trains from Jaipur can run up to Kota and beyond without loco reversal at Sawai Madhopur. A delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Sawai Madhopur will thus be avoided. The estimated cost of the linking project is Rs 252 crore.
The government has approved the construction of a new broad-gauge line between Ajmer (Nasirabad) and Sawai Madhopur (Chauth Ka Barwara) via Tonk in Rajasthan. The total length of the new line will be 165 km. The line is planned to be completed in eight years during the 13th Plan period. It will be an alternate route between Chittaurgarh and Sawai Madhopur on the Delhi–Ahmedabad route.[2]
Luxury tourist trains
Several Luxury trains make a scheduled stop at Sawai Madhopur Junction on their eight-day round trip of tourist destinations.
The station got the award for the Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on the occasion of the Union Tourism Ministry's ‘National Tourism Awards for the year 2014-2015’. Earlier, Sawai Madhopur railway station has also been awarded as the ‘First Heritage Railway Station’.[3]
Initiative
The Indian Railways considered the proposal of the World Wildlife Fund to promote sanctuaries as tourist destinations, to showcase jungle life and to spread awareness about conservation and promote tourism, and began the campaign with railway stations at Sawai Madhopur and Bharatpur Junction for pictorial representation of natural habitats, wildlife, trees, bushes, waterbodies.[4] These paintings have made the railway station a living art museum.
Gallery
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Sawai Madhopur Junction platform board -
Sawai Madhopur Junction – Info board -
Sawai Madhopur railway station -
Platform-4 -
Wildlife image -
Wildlife image
See also
- Ranthambore National Park
- Ranthambore Fort
- Ranthambore railway station
- Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History
- Shilpgram, Sawai Madhopur
References
- ↑ "CATEGORY WISE LIST OF STATION OF WEST CENTRAL RAILWAY". Western Central Railway.
- ↑ "Construction of a new broad-gauge line between Ajmer and Sawai Madhopur via Tonk". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India. 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "National Tourism Awards for 2014-15 presented". netindian.
- ↑ "Train coaches to come alive with wildlife images". Z news. 12 September 2015.
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