Jodhpur railway division

Jodhpur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarters are located at Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan of India.

Jodhpur railway division
11-North Western Railway
Overview
HeadquartersJodhpur Junction railway station
LocaleRajasthan
Dates of operation1951 (1951)
PredecessorNorthern Railway zone
Technical
Track gaugeMixed
Other
Websitewww.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in

Jaipur railway division, Bikaner railway division and Ajmer railway division are the other three railway divisions under NWR Zone headquartered at Jaipur.[1][2]

Rail transport infrastructure

The zone has the following types of locomotive engines: (Legends: W - broad gauge, D - diesel, G - goods, M - mixed, P - passenger)

Medical Facilities

For the employees and their families, the division also has the following healthcare facilities:

Training

The zone has the following training institutes:

  1. Divisional Training Centre(Engineering), Jodhpur
  2. Carriage & Wagon Training Centre, Jodhpur
  3. Diesel Traction Training Centre, Bhagat Ki Kothi, Jodhpur
  4. Personnel Training Centre, Jodhpur
  5. Transportation Training Centre, Jodhpur
  6. Basic Training Centre, Jodhpur

Route and Track Length

  • North Western Railway zone
    • Route km: broad gauge 2,575.03 kilometres (1,600.05 mi), metre gauge 2,874.23 kilometres (1,785.96 mi), total 5,449.29 kilometres (3,386.03 mi)
    • Track km: broad gauge 6,696.36 kilometres (4,160.93 mi), metre gauge 733.44 kilometres (455.74 mi), total 7,329.80 kilometres (4,554.53 mi)
    • Jodhpur railway division
      • Route km: broad gauge 1,568.42 kilometres (974.57 mi)1,568 km, metre gauge 0 km, total 1,568.42 kilometres (974.57 mi)
      • Track km: broad gauge 1,979.73 kilometres (1,230.15 mi), metre gauge 0 km, total 1,979.73 kilometres (1,230.15 mi)

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Jodhpur railway division and their station category.[3][4]

Category of station No. of stations Names of stations
A-1 1 Jodhpur Junction
A 4 Barmer, Nagaur, Pali Marwar, Jaisalmer
B - -
C
suburban station
- -
D - -
E - -
F
halt station
- -
Total - -

Stations closed for Passengers -

References

  1. "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. "Jodhpur Railway Division". Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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