Abu Road railway station

Abu Road
Indian Railways station
Abu Road railway station
General information
Location	Abu Road, Rajasthan India
Coordinates	24°28′51″N 72°47′07″E
Elevation	262.430 metres (860.99 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Western Railway
Line(s)	Ahmedabad–Delhi main line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ABR
Division(s)	Ajmer
History
Opened	1881
Electrified	Yes
Location Abu Road Location within Rajasthan

Abu Road railway station (station code: ABR) is located in Abu Road in the Indian state of Rajasthan . It serves Abu Road and is gateway to the popular hill station at Mount Abu.

The railway station

Abu Road railway station is at an elevation of 262.430 metres (860.99 ft) and is assigned the code – ABR.^[1]

History

Rajputana State Railway opened the Delhi–Bandikui 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line in 1874, extended it to Ajmer in 1875 and to Ahmedabad in 1881.^[2] The Delhi–Ajmer metre-gauge line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1994. The Ahmedabad–Ajmer sector was fully converted to broad gauge in 1997 – parts of it were converted earlier.^[3]

Services

• New Delhi – Ahmedabad Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express
• Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express
• Amrapur Aravali Express
• Ashram Express
• Haridwar Mail
• Ranakpur Express
• Suryanagri Express
• Mysore – Ajmer Express
• Dadar – Ajmer Superfast Express
• Bikaner – Dadar Superfast Express
• Chandigarh – Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
• Bandra Terminus – Jammu Tawi Vivek Express

Diesel Loco Shed

The Diesel Loco Shed, Abu Road located here provides employment to a large number of people and holds an important place in town's economy. The Diesel Shed at Abu Road was commissioned by Indian Railways as a metre-gauge shed on 26 October 1966.^[4] It was then the largest MG shed of Western Railway with holdings of 112 locomotives. With broad gauge conversion, the shed was converted to a BG shed with holdings of 60 locomotives. There are 68 supervisors and 570 workers in the shed.^{[citation needed]}. It is only Diesel shed in Ajmer division and 2nd in North Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

A diesel training center is located at the shed that conducts promotional, refresher and special courses for locomotive running staff as well as formal training of shed maintenance staff.

It is currently houses 140+ diesel locomotives like WDM 3A, WDG 3A, WDG 4, WDP 4D & WDG 4D.

References

1. "Arrivals at Abu Road". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
3. "IR History: Part V (1970–1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
4. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

External links

• Trains at Abu Road
• Mount Abu travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Morthala towards Marwar Junction		North Western Railway zone Jaipur–Ahmedabad line		Maval towards Palanpur Junction