Jaipur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951. Its headquarters are located at Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan of India.
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Jaipur Junction railway station |
| Locale | Rajasthan |
| Predecessor | North Western Railway zone |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Mixed |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
Ajmer railway division, Bikaner railway division and Jodhpur railway division are the other three railway divisions under NWR Zone headquartered at Jaipur.[1][2] This division is one of the key enabler of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project by virtue of running parts of the railways 1,500 km long network of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
History
editRail transport infrastructure
editThe zone has the following types of locomotive engines: (Legends: W - broad gauge, D - diesel, G - goods, M - mixed, P - passenger)
- Phulera Junction railway station sheds: YDM-4 meter gauge locomotives
Medical Facilities
editFor the employees and their families, the division also has the following healthcare facilities:
- Zonal Hospitals
- Divisional Hospitals
- None
- Sub-Divisional Hospitals
- Bandikui Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital near Bandikui Junction railway station (Jaipur division),
- Health Units, several (total 29 across the whole division, including 3 other zones)
- First Aid Posts, unknown (no more than a total of two across the whole zone)
Training
editThe zone has the following training institutes:
- <missing>
- North Western Railway zone
- Route km: broad gauge 2,575.03 kilometres (1,600.05 mi), metre gauge 2,874.23 kilometres (1,785.96 mi), total 5,449.29 kilometres (3,386.03 mi)
- Track km: broad gauge 6,696.36 kilometres (4,160.93 mi), metre gauge 733.44 kilometres (455.74 mi), total 7,329.80 kilometres (4,554.53 mi)
- Jaipur railway division
- Route km: broad gauge 830.20 kilometres (515.86 mi), metre gauge 196.61 kilometres (122.17 mi), total 1,026.81 kilometres (638.03 mi)
- Track km: broad gauge 1,385.13 kilometres (860.68 mi), metre gauge 213.53 kilometres (132.68 mi), total 1,598.66 kilometres (993.36 mi)
- Jaipur railway division
List of railway stations and towns
editThe list includes the stations under the Jaipur railway division and their station category.[3][4]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 1 | Jaipur |
| A | 6 | Alwar, Sikar, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Bandikui Junction, Phulera, Rewari |
| B | - | - |
| C suburban station |
- | - |
| D | - | - |
| E | - | - |
| F halt station |
- | - |
| Total | - | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
References
edit- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Jaipur Railway Division". Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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