The Chhota Udaipur–Dhar line is a railway line under construction from Chhota Udaipur railway station to Dhar railway station. It is a part of

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. This corridor passes through the ranges of Chhota Udaipur Hills in Gujarat and Sondwara Plateau in Madhya Pradesh. It will play an important role in directly connecting

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...

and

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is t ...

and also it's a joint project of Indore–Dahod line. It will put Dhar first time on the railway line. This was demanded over decades by the residents of Nimar region as well as

Central Gujarat Central Gujarat is region which is geographically located in center of Gujarat in India. It includes following districts: *Vadodara *Mahisagar *Anand (called Charotar) *Kheda *Panchmahal *Dahod *Chhota Udaipur *Ahmedabad See also * Ratan Mah ...

. It's also an important tourism destination by rail after connecting with

Alirajpur Alirajpur is a city in the Alirajpur tehsil in Alirajpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Alirajpur State was formerly a princely state of India, under the Bhopawar Agency in Central India. It lay in the Malwa region of Madhya Pra ...

and Dhar. Where

is famous for wood carvings and mango farms, Dhar is famous for historical tourist destinations.

Main line sections

This line is divided into two sections:
1) The first section is of Chhota Udaipur–Alirajpur section with the length of .
2) The second section is of Alirajpur–Dhar section with the length of .

Stations

Projects

In 2014, Prime Minister's office has given clearance to this line and report was forwarded to Ministry of Railway. As a report of the line was sent to railway ministry for the railway line from Khandwa to Dhar via Khargone and Barwani by

Government of Madhya Pradesh Government of Madhya Pradesh also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 52 districts. It consists of an executive, ...

and was against considered for 2008-09 railway budget for survey. This railway line will be laid on 157-km Chhota Udaipur-Dhar rail line was that to be built at a cost . Currently, the first section of this line was opened on 30 October 2019 and a passenger train on this route also started running.naidunia.com
Retrieved 24 August 2020 and also the second section of this line is under construction.

References

External links

Official site
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