Jodhpur–Bathinda line

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Jodhpur–Bathinda line
Jodhpur Junction an important railway station on Jodhpur–Bathinda line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Fringe areas of Thar desert, Rajasthan and small sections of Haryana and Punjab
Termini	Jodhpur Bathinda
Service
Operator(s)	North Western Railway
History
Opened	1901–02
Technical
Track length	600 km (373 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Highest elevation	Jodhpur 241 m (791 ft), Bathinda 208 m (682 ft)
Route map km Delhi–Fazilka line Suratgarh–Bathinda line 600 Bathinda Bathinda–Rajpura line Delhi–Fazilka line Bathinda–Rewari line 590 Gursar Sahnewala 583 Sangat 575 Bagwali 571 Pathrala Punjab Haryana NH 9 565 Mandi Dabwali Haryana Punjab 556 Birang Khera Punjab Rajasthan Indira Gandhi Canal 545 Dhaban 535 Sangaria 520 Manaksar NH 54 509 Hanumangarh Sri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line 496 Dabli Rathan 483 Pili Bangan 475 Amarpura Rathan 467 Rangmahal Suratgarh–Bathinda line 458 Suratgarh 451 Pipran Suratgarh STPP 441 Biradhwal 427 Rajiyasar 412 Arjansar 395 Mahajan 378 Malkisar 368 Nathwala 356 Lunkaransar State Highway 6A 343 Dalmera 326 Baman Wali (Halt) NH 62 319 Jagdevwala 308 Jamsar 292 Kanasar NH 11 Lalgarh–Phalodi line 280 Lalgarh State Highway 15 276 Bikaner Junction NH 62 Bikaner–Rewari line Rani Bazaar Bridge Bikaner–Ratangarh line Bikaner Bypass Road 262 Udramsar Udramsar-Ambasar Road Udramsar-Sujasar Road 253 Palana Palana-Sujasar Road Palana-Deshnoke Road NH 62 NH 62 244 Deshnoke Kesardesar Jatan-Rasisar Road Sova-Rasisar Road Surpura-Rasisar Bas Bara Road Surpura-Bhamatsar Road 229 Surpura Surpura-Hiyandesar Road Saloodiya-Nokha Gaon Road Madiya-Bikasar Road State Highway 20 212 Nokha RK Puram Road NH 62 Sri Balaji-Nokha Road 198 Chilo Sri Balaji-Kakkoo Road 195 Sri Bala Ji Shri Balaji-Alai Road NH 62 Chhelaa-Alai Road 183 Alai 174 Badwasi State Highway 19 160 Nagaur 143 Marwar Munwdwa State Highway 39 127 Khajwana 118 Deswal 110 Marwar Chapri Merta Road–Rewari line Merta City 103 Merta Road 93 Jogi Magra 83 Gotan 76 Kharia Khangarh Birla White Cement 66 Umed 56 Sathin Road Bilara Luni River Pipar City State Highway 58 47 Pipar Road 40 Kheri Salwa State Highway 58 31 Asrananda 23 Jajiwal State Highway 63 14 Banar 8 Jodhpur Cantt NH 112 Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line 2 Raikabagh Palace 0 Jodhpur Marwar Junction–Munabao line Source: Google Maps Jodhpur–Bhatinda Passenger This diagram: view talk edit

The Jodhpur–Bathinda line connects Jodhpur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan to Bathinda in the Punjab, via Dabwali Railway in Haryana. During the British Raj, Bathinda was on the Delhi–Karachi line and after independence and partition of India in 1947, it is on the Delhi–Fazilka line. This line operates under the jurisdiction of North Western Railway.

History

A 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line from Marwar Junction to Pali was built by the Rajputana Railway in 1882. It was extended to Luni in 1884 and Jodhpur in 1885. It formed the first Jodhpur Railway. It later became part of Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway.

In 1889, the Bikaner Princely State and Jodhpur Princely State started constructing the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway within the Rajputana Agency. In 1891 the metre gauge Jodhpur – Merta Road sector was opened on 8 April, the Merta Road–Nagaur sector on 16 October, and the Nagaur–Bikaner sector on 9 December. In 1901–02, the metre-gauge line was extended to Bathinda. The Jodhpur–Bikaner line was extended to Bathinda in 1901–02 to connect it with the metre-gauge section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway and the metre gauge of North Western Railway Delhi–Fazilka line via Hanumangarh.

Sometime around or prior to 1991, the construction work for the conversion from meter gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge of the Jodhpur–Bikaner line, along with the link to Phulera, were started, and it was already functioning as broad gauge Jodhpur–Merta City–Bikaner–Bathinda line by 2008.

Passenger movement

Jodhpur is the only railway station on this line which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.

Workshops

The former metre-gauge workshop at Jodhpur now performs periodic overhauling of broad-gauge passenger coaches. The former metre-gauge workshop at Bikaner (Lalgarh) workshop carries out periodic overhauling of broad-gauge coaches and wagons.

References

1. ^ "Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
2. ^ "IR History: Part II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
3. ^ "Written answers to Question asked in Parliament". Railway expansion programme in Rajasthan. Government of India. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
4. ^ "Railway line along Indian border". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
5. ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
6. ^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

External links

• Trains at Jodhpur
• Trains at Bikaner
• Trains at Suratgarh
• Trains at Bathinda

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Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
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