Ahmedabad–Udaipur line

The Ahmedabad–Udaipur Line is a railway route of both Western and North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. It plays an important role in short-connectivity reaching to North India and Eastern India from Gujarat and Coastal areas of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala.

Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
with Shamlaji–Modasa–Nadiad branch line
Last Meter Gauge train between Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Overview
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleGujarat, Rajasthan
Termini
Stations33
Service
Operator(s)Western Railway
& North Western Railway
History
Opened1879 (Ahmedabad–Himmatnagar section)
1891 (Himmatnagar–Udaipur section)
1901 (Himmatnagar–Khed Bramha branch)
1916 (Nadiad–Kapadvanj branch section)
1961 (Kapadvanj–Modasa branch section)
Technical
Line lengthMain line: 296 kilometres (184 mi)
Branch Lines:
Himmatnagar Junction–Khed Bramha 55 kilometres (34 mi)
Nadiad–Kapadvanj–Modasa–Shamlaji Road 138 kilometres (86 mi)
Track length296 kilometres (184 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge
Old gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre Gauge
ElectrificationIn Progress
Route map

km
to Mathura–Vadodara section
0 Udaipur City
10 Umra
24 Kharwa Chanda
41 Zawar
50 Padla
64 Jai Samand Road
77 Sur Khund Ka Khera
85 Semari
91 Kundalgarh
99 Rikhabdev Road
109 Kotana
116 Dungarpur
123 Shalashah Thana
131 Shri Bhavnath
138 Bechhiwara
Rajasthan
Gujarat
150 Jagabor
157 Lusadiya
169\0 Shamlaji Road
186 Raigadh Road
0 Khed Bramha
197 Viravada
10 Vadali
3 Tintoi
17 Kadiyadra
8 Jivanpur
24 Idar
18 Gajan
37 Jadar
23 Modasa
44 Mahadevpara
27 Kalladaka
55\211 Himmatnagar Junction
33 Rahiiyol
217 Hapa Road
40 Dhansura
224 Sonasan
47 Navalpura
233 Prantij
56 Beyad
239 Khari Amrapur
62 Demai
245 Talod
68 Kashipura
250 Kherol
75 Vadali Luter Road
257 Rakhiyal
83 Kapadvanj
261 Jaliya Math
101 Kathalal
270 Nandol Dehegam
103 Bhaner Minawada
277 Dabhoda
107 Mahudha
283 Medra
115 Nadgam
290 Naroda
118 Vina
292 Sardargram
293 Sahijpur
296 Asarva
to Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
299 Ahmedabad Junction
More Info:Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
128 Nadiad Junction
to Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
;Sources


19943/44 Udaipur–Ahmedabad Express

52923/24 Khed Bramha–Ahmedabad Passenger

79461/62 Nadiad–Modasa DEMU

This corridor passes through the ranges of Arvalli of Northern Gujarat and Udaipur division of Rajasthan, In this area, there is also a mine of Zinc and Phosphate in Zawar and Umra which it makes direct and important mineral transportation to rest of India with a stretch of 299.55 kilometres (186.13 mi)

This mainline route is divided into two sections:
1) The first section is of Ahmedabad–Himmatnagar Junction with the length of 88 kilometres (55 mi) comes under the jurisdiction of Western Railways.
2) The second section is Himmatnagar Junction–Udaipur City with a length of 210 kilometres (130 mi) comes under the jurisdiction of North Western Railways.[1]

Also contains two branch lines of this corridor which both are comes in Western Railways these are:
1) The first branch line is Himmatnagar Junction–Khed Bramha with a length of 58 kilometres (36 mi)
2) The second branch line is Nadiad–Kapadvanj–Modasa Branch line with the length of 138 kilometres (86 mi).[2]

History

This route was opened in 1879 by Ahmedabad–Parantij Railway till Prantij and Himmatnagar and later it was extended by two phases, the first phase was Himmatnagar–Idar which was opened at the same year and then in 1901 the second phase was Idar–Khed Bramha was opened and become a total length of 146 kilometres (91 mi) from Ahmedabad which was a metre-gauge railway line.[3][4]

In 1886 the survey and construction of 210 kilometres (130 mi) long Himmatnagar–Udaipur line which also was a Meter-gauge railway line was started and the rail operations began in 1891 with flagging off Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Ahmedabad Express for direct connecting to Delhi and Udaipur from Ahmedabad via Himmatnagar.[5][6] This line came to be known as 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre Gauge Mainline with the other 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre Gauge line via Palanpur Junction Marwar Junction,Ajmer Junction being called as the Chord Line. But in 1997 the other 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre Gauge line via Palanpur Junction Marwar Junction,Ajmer Junction became 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge line & was made as Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad Mainline

Whereas the branch line section of Nadiad–Kapadvanj was opened on 5 March 1916 by Guzerat Railway Company with the length of 49 kilometres (30 mi) which was a narrow-gauge railway route.[7] In 1961 it was converted to broad gauge and in the same year the survey and construction of Kapadvanj–Modasa section which is an extension of a branch line was started with a length of 89 kilometres (55 mi).[8] But it was halted for two decades and after that the construction was revived again in the year 2000 and became operational on 28 October 2001 with directly connecting to Nadiad with the total length of 138 kilometres (86 mi).[9][10][11]

Projects

Currently, there is a gauge conversion of the whole mainline with branches by the joint operation of Western Railways and North Western Railways is going on from 1 January 2017.[12] And also the Modasa–Shamlaji rail line with the length of 26 kilometres (16 mi) is also going to be constructed which connects the Nadiad–Modasa branch line with the Ahmedabad–Udaipur mainline for shortening the route of Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Rest of Gujarat to North India with direct passenger services.[13]

In this Joint project, the first section of the mainline from the Western Railways zone side gets totally converted into the broad gauge and DEMU trains are also started running on that route from 15 October 2019.[14] The Broad Gauge conversion has been completed as of August 10, 2022 but trains are yet to start. Also it is yet to be inaugurated.

A Trial Run of an empty train on the newly constructed broad gauge line.

See also

References

  1. Western Railways, Retrieved 16 August 2020
  2. nic.in, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  3. "Administration Report on Railways 1918"
  4. "Summary of the principal measures of the viceroyalty of the Earl of Elgin in the Public Works Department Jan 1894 to Dec 1898"
  5. RailBudget 1956-57, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  6. Rail Budget 1961-62, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  7. Indian Railway Board History and Progress
  8. Government of India, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  9. timesofindia.com, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  10. Rail Budget 2001-02, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  11. Rail Budget 2013-14, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  12. Western Railways, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  13. deshgujarat.com, Retrieved 15 August 2015
  14. Western Railways, Retrieved 15 August 2020
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