Delhi–Jaipur line
Jaipur Junction an important railway station of Delhi–Jaipur line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan
Termini	Old Delhi Jaipur
Service
Operator(s)	Northern Railway, North Western Railway
History
Opened	1875
Technical
Track length	305 km (190 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 km/h
Highest elevation	Delhi 239 m (784 ft), Jaipur 428 m (1,404 ft)
Route map km to Delhi–Fazilka line to Delhi–Kalka line Delhi Metro Green line 6 Dayabasti Patel Nagar 8 5 Vivekanand Puri Halt Delhi Metro Blue line 4 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Kirti Nagar 9 3 Kishanganj 0/38 Old Delhi Naraina Vihar 11 37 Sadar Bazar Indrapuri 13 Sadar Bazar Coaching Yard Brar Square 14 New Delhi Coaching Yard Delhi Metro - Airport Express 35 New Delhi Sardar Patel Marg 17 Delhi Metro - Airport Express Chanakyapuri 18 Delhi Metro Yellow line Safdarjung 20 34 Shivaji Bridge Sarojini Nagar 21 33 Tilak Bridge Delhi Metro Yellow line Delhi Metro Blue line Lodhi Colony 23 31 Pragati Maidan Sewa Nagar 24 to Delhi–Moradabad line Delhi Metro Violet line 28 Hazrat Nizamuddin Delhi Metro Pink line 26 Lajpat Nagar Military Siding to Agra Chord Delhi Cantt 15 16 Nasirpur Halt 18 Palam Delhi Metro Violet line Delhi Metro - Airport Express 22 Shahabad Mohammadpur 25 Bijwasan Delhi Haryana 28 Palam Vihar Halt 32 Gurgaon 36 Basai Dhankot SH 15A 42 Garhi Hansaru Sultanpur Kailawas 49 SH 15A KMP Expressway KMP Expressway 50 Patli Farrukh Nagar 53 53 Taj Nagar 56 Jataula Jori Sampka 62 Pataudi Road 66 Inchhapuri SH 26 73 Khalilpur 76 Kumbhawas Mundhalia Dabri NH 352 to Rewari–Rohtak line SH 26 to Bathinda–Rewari line 83 Rewari to Bikaner–Rewari line to Merta Road–Rewari line NH 11 SH 15 86 Rewari Anaj Mandi 91 Karnawas NH 48 98 Bawal 105 Majri Nangal Haryana Rajasthan 111 Ajaraka 117 Khanpur Ahir 123 Harsauli 131 Khairtal 138 Ghatla 144 Parisal SH 14 to Alwar–Kathgodam line 158 Alwar SH 14 NH 248A 164 Mahwa SH 25 175 Malakhera 185 Dhigawara SH 25 192 Rajgarh SH 25A 198 Surergoth 204 Baswa 210 Gulana to Bandikui–Bharatpur Branch line 216 Bandikui SH 25 222 Arnia 228 Kolvagram 235 Bhan Kari Banganga River NH 21 245/0 Dausa SH 2 10 Baniyana NH 148 20 Nangal Rajwatan Bhandana 253 31 Araniya Kalan Salempura Jatwara 257 36 Deedwana Banskho 265 NH 148 Jhir 267 44 Lalsot Bassi 274 NH 23 Kanauta 283 49 Binauri Khatipura 290 56 Mandawari Getor Jagatpura 296 NH 23 NH 248 70 Pipali Jaipur Gandhinagar 301 75 Bamanwas to Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur line 83 Khuntla Jaipur Metro Pink Line 89 Udai Kalan Jaipur 307 SH 25 to Merta Road–Rewari line SH 1 to Jaipur–Ahmedabad line NH 23 97 Gangapur City on Mathura–Vadodara section Sources:Google Maps, New Delhi Shakurbasti EMU via Safdarjung, Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jaipur AC Double Decker Express, Tilak Bridge Bulandshahr MEMU, Garhi Harsaru Farrukh Nagar DEMU,

The Delhi–Jaipur line connects New Delhi, the capital of India with Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Further it is linked with the Jaipur-Ahmedabad line and the Ahmedabad-Mumbai main line.^[1]

There are about 22 trains connecting Delhi to Jaipur, fastest one, ADI – SJ 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.

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.^[2]

The Delhi–Ajmer line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 1994.^[3][4] The Ajmer-Ahmedabad line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 1997.^[5]

Passenger movement

Jaipur, on this line, is the only railway station which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.^[6]

References

External links

• Jaipur New Delhi trains