The Rewari–Rohtak line is a
railway line
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that connects
Rewari and
Rohtak
Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9(old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National ...
in the Indian state of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
. Train services on this line started on 8 January 2013.
Overview
The railway line was the first new railway project in
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
in thirty-three years.
[ The project was sanctioned in 2004–2005 with an estimated cost of but the final cost was .][ The length of the Rewari–Rohtak railway line is 81.3 km including 6.1 km from Rohtak to Asthal Bohar station.
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Stations
There are six stations between Rohtak and Rewari. These are Asthal Bohar (station code ABO) at 6.1 km, Dighal (DGHL) at 20.4 km, Jhajjar (JHJ) at 37.1 km, Machhrauli (MHRI) at 49.0 km, Palhawas (PLHW) at 63.3 km and Gokalgarh (GKG) at 75.9 km.
Trains
Two DEMU trains (one of which runs on CNG) and one passenger train run on this line stopping at all stations en route. There is a demand that another train from Rohtak
Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9(old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National ...
to Rewari be introduced that will return to Rohtak in the evening.
Two express trains connecting Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...
with Jaipur also run on this railway line.
CNG train
India's first train running on compressed natural gas (CNG) started on Rewari–Rohtak line in January 2015. Its train numbers are 74017 from Rewari and 74018 from Rohtak.
Future developments
This line is part of the following proposed NCR's Regional Orbital Rail Corridor (RORC) will pass through here:
* Panipat–Rohtak line, via Panipat–Gohana–Rohtak, existing.
* Rohtak–Rewari line, via Rohtak–Jhajjar-Rewari, existing.
* Rewari–Khurja line, via Rewari–Palwal–Bhiwadi–Khurja, new rail line
survey completed
* Khurja–Meerut line, via Khurja–Bulandshahr–Hapur–Meerut, existing.
* Meerut–Panipat line, new rail line
survey completed
References
External links
Northern Railway, Official website
Indian Railway, Official website
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5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
Railway lines opened in 2013
Rail transport in Haryana
2013 establishments in Haryana