The Delhi–Jaipur line connects

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...

city with

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

, the capital of India and is present of

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

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main line.North Western Railway Website
/ref> There are about 22 trains connecting Delhi to Jaipur, fastest one, ADI – SJ Rajdhani taking 4 hours 25 minutes. and Delhi–Jaipur Double Decker taking 4 hours 30 minutes. 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.

History

Rajputana State Railway Rājputana, meaning "Land of the Rajputs", was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the present-day States of India, Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and some adjoining areas of Sin ...

opened the Delhi–Bandikui -wide

metre-gauge Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...

line in 1874, extended it to Ajmer in 1875 and to Ahmedabad in 1881. The Delhi–Ajmer line was converted to -wide

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

in 1994. The Ajmer-Ahmedabad line was converted to -wide

in 1997. Railway electrification work is in the process in the Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Rewari and Rewari–Alwar–Bandikui–Jaipur–Palanpur–Ahmedabad sectors.

Passenger movement

, on this line, is the only railway station which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

References

External links

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