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+3⁄8 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+3⁄8 in) Metre Gauge Mainline with the other 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 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+3⁄8 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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