Jaipur Junction railway station

Jaipur Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
Location	Hasanpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Coordinates	26°55′15″N 75°47′12″E
Elevation	428.000 metres (1,404.199 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Western Railways
Line(s)	Delhi–Ahmedabad line, Delhi–Jodhpur, Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur–Ringas–Sikar–Churu
Platforms	9 (1A, 1, 2A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Tracks	16 broad gauge
Construction
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JP
Zone(s)	North Western Railway
Division(s)	Jaipur
History
Opened	1895; 130 years ago (1895)
Electrified	2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Location Jaipur Junction Location within Jaipur Show map of Jaipur Jaipur Junction Jaipur Junction (Rajasthan) Show map of Rajasthan Interactive map

Jaipur Junction (Code: JP) is a railway station in Jaipur, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the headquarters of Jaipur railway division and North Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[1]

Overview

Jaipur station was built in 1875 and is situated at the centre of Rajasthan. Serving almost 35,000 passengers daily, Jaipur Junction is the busiest station in Rajasthan.^[2] The cornerstone of the existing Jaipur railway station building was laid on 4 May 1956 by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur and construction took three years to complete.^[3] The station harnesses solar energy technology to power its operations.

Being centrally located, Jaipur Junction hosts or is close to other transportation facilities such as the inter-state bus terminal Sindhi Camp, and the newly constructed Jaipur Metro at its Railway Station metro station. One of India's luxury trains, the Palace on Wheels, also makes a scheduled stop in Jaipur.^[4]

Infrastructure and amenities

The Jaipur railway station has provided free Wi-Fi for the convenience of passengers since 2015.^[5] A water recycling plant with a 500 kl/day capacity and waste-to-energy plant that converts plastic waste to diesel has also been set up. In 2019, the northwestern zone of Indian Railways upgraded the Jaipur Junction railway station by installing LED lights to improve the brightness inside the station.^[6] The station has been brought up to "airport standard" by Indian Railways through modernization and new facilities. A plan has been created by the Railways Board to further improve lighting in concourse halls, station platforms, circulating areas, waiting rooms, reservation counters, inquiry counters, foot bridges (FOB), stairs, parking areas, escalators and lifts, among other places.^[6] Recently, the Indian Government also introduced retiring rooms and can be booked from Jaipur Junction Railway station.^[7]

Lines

The main lines passing through Jaipur are:

• Delhi–Jodhpur line via Makrana, Degana, Merta road (double broad-gauge electrified line till Phulera)
• Delhi–Ahmedabad line via Bandikui, Jaipur, Ajmer (double broad-gauge electrified line)
• Sawai Madhopur–Jaipur line terminates at Jaipur (single broad-gauge electrified line)^[8]
• Jaipur–Sikar (single broad-gauge electrified line)

Nearby railway stations

• Gandhinagar Jaipur railway station
• Getor Jagatpura railway station
• Durgapura railway station
• Dahar Ka Balaji railway station
• Bais Godam railway station (Decommissioned and used for unscheduled halts only)
• Kanakpura railway station
• Sanganer railway station

Gallery

• 
  Train at platform
• 
  Platform
• 
  ″Railway station″ station of Jaipur Metro

References

1. "About North Western Railway". nwr.indianrailways.gov.in. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. "Welcome to Jaipur Junction". www.jaipurjunction.in. Retrieved 10 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Railways, North Western. "A historical view - Jaipur Division". North Western Railways / Indian Railways Portal. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
4. "Palace on Wheels - Jaipur". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
5. "Wi-Fi facility at Jaipur railway station by March". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
6. Devanjana, Nag (24 January 2019). "How Indian Railways has given its Jaipur station an 'airport-like' feel; beautiful images of makeover". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
7. "Passengers can again enjoy safe, comfortable stay at stations! Indian Railways likely to reopen retiring rooms". The Financial Express. 4 March 2021.
8. @NWRailways (31 May 2021). "जयपुर-सवाई माधोपुर के बीच जल्द दौड़ेगी विद्युत इंजन से ट्रेन।" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Jaipur Junction railway station at the India Rail Info