Ajmer railway division
Ajmer 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 and its headquarter is located at Ajmer in the state of Rajasthan of India.
11-North Western Railway | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Ajmer Junction railway station |
| Locale | Rajasthan |
| Dates of operation | 1951– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Mixed |
| Other | |
| Website | NWR official website |
Jaipur 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 edit
Rail transport infrastructure edit
The zone has the following types of locomotive engines:
(Legends: W - broad gauge, D - diesel, G - goods, M - mixed, P - passenger)
- Abu Road railway station (ABR) diesel sheds: WDM2s, WDM3s, WDG3A and WDG4s
Medical facilities edit
For the employees and their families, the division also has the following healthcare facilities:
- Zonal hospitals
- Jaipur Zonal Railway Hospital near Jaipur Junction railway station
- Divisional hospitals
- Ajmer Divisional Railway Hospital near Ajmer Junction railway station
- Sub-divisional hospitals
- Abu Road Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital near Abu Road railway station (Ajmer 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 edit
The zone has the following training institutes:
- Zonal Railway Training Institute, Udaipur in Ajmer division
- Diesel Traction Training Centre, Abu Road in Ajmer division
- Divisional Training Centre (Engineering), Ajmer
- Supervisor's Training Centre, Ajmer
- Basic Training Centre (C&W), Ajmer
- Basic Training Centre (Loco), Ajmer
- Area Training Centre, Ajmer
Route and track length edit
- 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)
- Ajmer railway division
- Route km: broad gauge 732.56 kilometres (455.19 mi), metre gauge 442.29 kilometres (274.83 mi), total 1,174.85 kilometres (730.02 mi)
- Track km: broad gauge 1,149.0 kilometres (714.0 mi), metre gauge 466.73 kilometres (290.01 mi), total 1,617.83 kilometres (1,005.27 mi)
List of railway stations and towns edit
The list includes the stations under the AJMER railway division and their station category.[3][4]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 1 | Ajmer Junction |
| A Category | 6 | Bhilwara, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Junction, Rani, Udaipur City |
| B Category | 3 | Beawar, Bijainagar, Pindwara, |
| C Category (Suburban station) | - | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station | - | - |
| Total | - | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
References edit
- ^ (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Ajmer Railway Division". Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
See also edit