Jaipur railway station
| Jaipur Indian Railway Station | |
|---|---|
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| Station statistics | |
| Address |
Hasanpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan India |
| Coordinates | 26°33′06″N 75°28′41″E / 26.5517°N 75.478°E |
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Line(s) | Delhi-Ahmedabad line |
| Structure type | Terminus |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Parking | Available |
| Baggage check | Nil |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1875 |
| Electrified | No |
| Station code | JP |
| Zone(s) | North Western Railway |
| Division(s) | Jaipur Railway Division |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Station status | Functioning |
Jaipur Railway Station (Jaipur Junction - JP) is the largest of all railway stations in Jaipur. Jaipur also serves as the headquarters of the North Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways since 2002.[1] The Jaipur Division of the North Western Railway is also headquartered at Jaipur.
Overview
It is located along Railway Road. The inter-state bus terminal Sindhi Camp is also close to the station. It is linked to other parts of the country by meter gauge and broad gauge lines. Jaipur station alone deals with 88 Broad Gauge and 22 Meter Gauge trains and 35,000 passengers in a day.It has 7 platforms . It is the busiest railway station in Rajasthan.[1] It has direct trains on the broad gauge network to all major cities in Rajasthan and India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Indore, Ratlam Junction, Chandigarh, Ernakulam, Kota, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Gandhinagar, Pune, Guwahati, Ujjain, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Itarsi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram etc. and metre gauge network to Sri Ganganagar, Churu and Sikar.
One of India's most famous and luxurious trains The Palace on Wheels, also makes a scheduled stop in Jaipur.[2] Jaipur Junction is 5 km away from City wall of Jaipur.
Lines
The main lines passing through Jaipur are :
- . Delhi- Ahmedabad line via Ajmer (Diesel broad gauge line)
- . Sawai Madhopur - Jaipur line terminates at Jaipur (Single Broad gauge Diesel line )
- . Jaipur - Sikar (Meter gauge )
Other Railway Stations at Jaipur
Other Railway Stations served by the Indian Railways network at Jaipur are:
- Gandhinagar Railway Station
- Gator Jagatpura Railway Station
- Durgapura railway Station
Durgapura Station - Dehar Ka Balaji Railway Station
- Bais Godam Railway Station
- Kanakpura Railway Station