The railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch State. 15 miles from Anjar to Kandla was opened in 1930. Another line was construction started from Kandla to Disa in 1950 with a cost of 5.5 crores. Gandhidham–Disa section was opened in 1952 by the then-president Rajendra Prasad. The gauge conversion of this line was completed on 24 March 2006.[1] The Gauge conversion of Gandhidham–Palanpur section was the first long-distance line conversion under SPV section.[2]
Prominenceedit
The 301 km Gandhidham–Palanpur section connects the Gulf of Kutch with the Delhi–Ahmedabad mainline. This line is providing connectivity for North India with Kandla and GAPL's Mundra ports. The distance between Delhi and the Kutch region has been reduced by 114 km.
Freight serviceedit
It is a dedicated freight corridor for Western Gujarat. The Kandla and Mundra ports, local salt industry, Indian Oil Corporation's depot, and Iffco's fertilizer plant at Kandla is benefited from this line for freight services. The first Python goods train of Western Railway plied on this section on 12 April 2011.[3]
Doublingedit
The doubling and electrification of Gandhidham–Palanpur section is likely to be completed in the next five years in 2025[when?] in the 13th five-year plan period.[4]
Referencesedit
^"RVNL's Gujarat rail line inaugurated". The Hindu Business Line. 25 March 2006.
^"313-km Gandhidham-Palanpur rail link — Kandla, Adani ports to take stake in gauge conversion project". The Hindu Business Line. 16 December 2003.
^. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013.
gandhidham, palanpur, section, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jst. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gandhidham Palanpur section news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gandhidham Palanpur section belongs to the Western Railway of Kutch district of Gujarat state Gandhidham Palanpur sectionOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerIndian RailwaysLocaleGujaratTerminiGandhidhamPalanpurServiceSystemFreightOperator s Western RailwayHistoryOpened1952TechnicalTrack length301 km 187 mi Number of tracks1Track gauge5 ft 6 in 1 676 mm broad gaugeElectrificationYesRoute mapLegendkmJaipur Ahmedabad line301 PalanpurSH 41Jaipur Ahmedabad lineSH 41294 Chadotar288 Chandisar281 Rasana273 DisaBanas RiverNH 14264 Lorwadato Samdari255 Bhildito Mahesana245 Jasali236 Dhanakwada229 DiyodarNH 15Narmada main canalMitha212 BhabarKutch branch canal198 Devgam187 Radhanpur179 Piplee171 VarahiNH 15162 Vaghpura152 Chhansara144 Santalpur137 Garmedi129 PipralaKori Creek119 LakhpatNH 15113 AdesarBhimasar Adesar Highway102 Bhutakiya90 Padampur86 Kidiyanagar74 Chitrod69 Shivlanka63 LakadiyaAadhoi Roadto Samakhiali Maliya Miyana section53 Samakhiali42 Vondh37 BhachauNH 8A23 ChiraiNH 8A14 BhimasarNH 8ANH 141to Gandhidham Bhuj sectionfreight depot0 Gandhidham BGto Gandhidham Kandla Port sectionkmThis diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Prominence 3 Freight service 4 Doubling 5 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Signature of MoU between the Government of Gujarat Kandla Port Trust and Mundra Port for implementation of Gandhidham Palanpur Gauge Conversion ProjectThe railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch State 15 miles from Anjar to Kandla was opened in 1930 Another line was construction started from Kandla to Disa in 1950 with a cost of 5 5 crores Gandhidham Disa section was opened in 1952 by the then president Rajendra Prasad The gauge conversion of this line was completed on 24 March 2006 1 The Gauge conversion of Gandhidham Palanpur section was the first long distance line conversion under SPV section 2 Prominence editThe 301 km Gandhidham Palanpur section connects the Gulf of Kutch with the Delhi Ahmedabad mainline This line is providing connectivity for North India with Kandla and GAPL s Mundra ports The distance between Delhi and the Kutch region has been reduced by 114 km Freight service editIt is a dedicated freight corridor for Western Gujarat The Kandla and Mundra ports local salt industry Indian Oil Corporation s depot and Iffco s fertilizer plant at Kandla is benefited from this line for freight services The first Python goods train of Western Railway plied on this section on 12 April 2011 3 Doubling editThe doubling and electrification of Gandhidham Palanpur section is likely to be completed in the next five years in 2025 when in the 13th five year plan period 4 References edit RVNL s Gujarat rail line inaugurated The Hindu Business Line 25 March 2006 313 km Gandhidham Palanpur rail link Kandla Adani ports to take stake in gauge conversion project The Hindu Business Line 16 December 2003 PYTHON GOODS TRAIN RUNS ON WR Long Haul train with 90 Container Wagons rolls out of Mundra Port 12 May 2011 Archived from the original on 26 December 2013 Doubling of Samakhiali Palanpur section permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gandhidham Palanpur section amp oldid 1148060303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,