Abu Road railway station

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Abu Road railway station
General information
Location Abu Road, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates 24°28′51″N72°47′07″E / 24.4807°N 72.7854°E / 24.4807; 72.7854
Elevation262.430 metres (860.99 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Western Railway
Line(s) Ahmedabad–Delhi main line
Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeABR
Division(s) Ajmer
History
Opened1881
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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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.

Contents

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

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.

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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.
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