The Delhi-Jaipur line connects Jaipur city with Delhi, the capital of India along the Jaipur railway division.
There are about 22 trains connecting Delhi to Jaipur, fastest one, ADI - SI 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.
Video Delhi-Jaipur line
History
Rajputana State Railway opened the Delhi-Bandikui 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in) wide metre gauge line in 1874, extended it to Ajmer in 1875 and to Ahmedabad in 1881.
The Delhi-Ajmer line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1994. The Ajmer-Ahmedabad line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1997.
Railway electrification work is in the process in the Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Rewari and Rewari-Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur-Palanpur-Ahmedabad sectors.
Maps Delhi-Jaipur line
Passenger movement
Jaipur, on this line, is the only railway station which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
The route stays busy during weekends and the trains are heavily crowded during festival days. General compartments in morning trains from Jaipur to Delhi and evening trains, coming back to Jaipur from Delhi are crowded during weekdays because of daily commuting workers.
References
External links
- Jaipur New Delhi trains
- Delhi to Jaipur
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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