Sawai Madhopur Junction Railway Station (Code: SWM) is a major railway station on

New Delhi–Mumbai main line The Delhi–Mumbai line is a major railway line in India. Linking the national capital of New Delhi with financial capital Mumbai, this railway line covers a distance of across the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Prades ...

and

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

–

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rail line of the West Central Railway zone network. It is very well connected to

Gangapur city Gangapur City is a nagar parishad, state assembly constituency, Tehsil and Block in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India. Population-wise, it is the 18th largest city in Rajasthan. History King Kushaliram Haldiya established Gangapur and origi ...

, Bayana junction, Bharatpur,

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Kanpur Central Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...

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, Hazarat Nizamuddin,

Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of ...

Chittaurgarh Chittorgarh (also Chittor or Chittaurgarh) is a major city in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgarh District. It was a major stronghold ...

Administration

This station falling under

Kota railway division Kota railway division is one of the three railway divisions under West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Kota in the state of Rajasthan of India. Jabal ...

of West Central Railway zone has been classified under 'A' category.

Lines

The main lines passing through

Sawai Madhopur Sawai Madhopur is a city and Municipal Council (Nagar Parishad) in the Sawai Madhopur District in Rajasthan state, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sawai Madhopur District of Rajasthan. Ranthambore National Park which is 7&nbs ...

are : * Mumbai–New Delhi line via Kota (Electrified double broad-gauge line) * –

line (single Electrified broad-gauge line) The station serves as an important halt for all trains that are bound for

. Trains that are bound for reverse direction 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 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

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( Nasirabad) and

(

Chauth Ka Barwara Chauth Ka Barwara is a town and tehsil headquarters situated in Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is t ...

) via Tonk in

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. 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

and

on the

– Ahmedabad route.

Luxury tourist trains

Several

Luxury trains Luxury trains are a premium travel option designed to offer a comfortable ride and evoke an association with history and heritage. Some luxury trains promote tourism in destinations across a region, while others (such as the Maharajas' Express) ...

make a scheduled stop at

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, Bayana junction ...

on their eight-day round trip of tourist destinations. *

Palace on Wheels The ''Palace on Wheels'' is a luxury tourist train. It was launched by the Indian Railways in association with Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation to promote tourism in Rajasthan. It is now known as Heritage Palace on Wheels. The trai ...

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels The ''Royal Rajasthan on Wheels'' is a luxury tourist train run by Indian Railways. It is modelled on the Palace on Wheels, and follows a similar route through Rajasthan. Tourists are taken to several important tourist, wildlife and heritage s ...

* Maharaja Express *

Deccan Odyssey The ''Deccan Odyssey'' is an Indian luxury train modeled on the '' Palace on Wheels'' and put into service to boost tourism on the Maharashtra route of the Indian Railways. The train, owned by travel company Cox & Kings since 2014, takes vis ...

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’.

Initiative

The Indian Railways considered the proposal of the

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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

and Bharatpur Junction for pictorial representation of natural habitats, wildlife, trees, bushes, waterbodies. These paintings have made the railway station a living art museum.

Gallery

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References

External links

* * Railway stations in Sawai Madhopur district Kota railway division Sawai Madhopur {{Rajasthan-railstation-stub