The Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line or Sri Ganganagar–Hanumangarh–Sadulpur line is a railway route on the
North Western Railway zone
The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur,Rajasthan with 59,075+ employees, 658+ stations and a route length of more than 5761 km across at least some parts of four ...
of
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
. This route plays an important role in rail transportation of
Bikaner division
Bikaner Division is one of the administrative geographical unit, called a division, of Rajasthan state, India. The division comprises four districts, namely, Bikaner, Churu, Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh
Hanumangarh is a city in the Indian ...
of
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 the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
state and some portion of
Sirsa district
Sirsa district is the largest district of Haryana state. Sirsa is the district headquarters. It is located on National Highway 9 and from the capital Delhi.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa. The name, Sirsa is deri ...
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 ar ...
.
The corridor passes through the Desert Area of Rajasthan and some portion of Haryana with a stretch of 244 km with one reversal at which connects
Jodhpur–Bathinda line
The Jodhpur–Bathinda line connects , in the Indian state of Rajasthan to in the Punjab, via Dabwali Railway in Haryana. During the British Raj, Bathinda was on the Delhi–Karachi line and after independence and partition of India in 1947, i ...
.
History
The main railway line from to via was originally built by
Bikaner State Railway
The Bikaner State Railway (BkSR) was formed in 1924 and took over responsibility for working the Bikaner section of the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway.
History
Earlier named the Jodhpur Railway the first section opened as a metre gauge line in 188 ...
company of
Bikaner Princely State portion as
metre-gauge line was constructed on different phases.
* The first phase, from Sri Ganganagar Junction to Sadulshahr was opened on 1 August 1923.
* The second phase, from Sadulshahr to Hanumanagarh Junction was opened on 27 April 1923.
* The third phase, from Hanumangarh Junction to Nohar was opened on 15 September 1927.
* The fourth phase, from Nohar to Tahsil Bhadra was opened on 16 September 1928.
* The Fifth phase, from Tahsil Bhadra to Suratpura Junction was opened on 13 November 1930.
After that, the conversion of main line into
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 ...
was sanctioned in 2006-07, Which is another important line for military purpose because this railway line also connects to the
Jodhpur–Bathinda railway line which it lies nearest of International border of India, was opened in different sections.
* The first phase, between Shri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh Junction was opened on 29 January 2014.
* The second phase, between Hanumangarh Juncrion and Suratpura Junction was opened on 24 May 2016.
Electrification
Currently the electrification is going on dividing the three sections of this route, the first section is Sadulpur Junction–Nohar, the second section is Nohar–Hanumangarh Junction and the third section is Hanumangarh Junction–Shri Ganganagar Junction. The first section is electrified on 31 March 2021. and the second and third section is currently going under progress.
Trains passing through this line
*
Sri Ganganagar–Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express
Sri Ganganagar – Tiruchchirapali Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Sri Ganganagar to Tiruchirappalli, providing connectivity to Rajasthan from Central Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated wi ...
*
Kota–Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express
The 22981/22982 Kota - Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express is a superfast train belonging to West Central Railway zone that runs between Kota Junction and Shri Ganganagar Junction in India.
It is currently being operated with 22981/22982 train ...
*
*
Firozpur Cantonment–Shri Ganganagar Express
*
Amrapur Aravali Express
The 14701 /14702 Amrapur Aravali Express is an mail/express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14701 from Shri Ganganagar to Bandra Terminus in DN direction and as train number 1470 ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shri Ganganagar-Sadulpur line
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
Bikaner railway division
Rail transport in Rajasthan
Rail transport in Haryana