Jaipur railway division

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Jaipur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of North Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951. Its headquarters are located in Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

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Jaipur railway division
11-North Western Railway
Overview
HeadquartersJaipur Junction railway station
LocaleRajasthan
PredecessorNorth Western Railway zone
Technical
Track gaugeMixed
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Websitewww.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in
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Ajmer railway division, Bikaner railway division and Jodhpur railway division are the other three railway divisions under NWR Zone headquartered at Jaipur.[2][3] 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

Rail transport infrastructure

The zone has the following types of locomotive engines: (Legends: W - broad gauge, D - diesel, G - goods, M - mixed, P - passenger)

Medical Facilities

For the employees and their families, the division also has the following healthcare facilities:

  • Zonal Hospitals
  • Divisional Hospitals
    • None
  • Sub-Divisional Hospitals
  • 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

The zone has the following training institutes:

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  • 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)

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Jaipur railway division and their station category.[4][5]

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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 - -
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Stations closed for Passengers -

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