Chhota Udaipur–Dhar line
- Chhota Udaipur
- Dhar
(Chhota Udaipur–Alirajpur section)
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The Chhota Udaipur–Dhar line is a railway line under construction from Chhota Udaipur railway station to Dhar railway station. It is a part of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways.
This corridor passes through the ranges of Chhota Udaipur Hills in Gujarat and Sondwara Plateau in Madhya Pradesh. It will play an important role in directly connecting Vadodara and Indore and also it's a joint project of Indore–Dahod line. It will put Dhar first time on the railway line. This was demanded over decades by the residents of Nimar region as well as Central Gujarat.[1]
It's also an important tourism destination by rail after connecting with Alirajpur and Dhar. Where Alirajpur is famous for wood carvings and mango farms, Dhar is famous for historical tourist destinations.
Main line sections
This line is divided into two sections:[2]
1) The first section is of Chhota Udaipur–Alirajpur section with the length of 49 km (30 mi).
2) The second section is of Alirajpur–Dhar section with the length of 108 km (67 mi).[3]
Stations
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# | Station Name | Station Code | From Ahmedabad | Connections |
1 | Chhota Udaipur | CTD | 205.2 Km | Miyagam Karjan–Chhota Udaipur line |
2 | Padaliya Road | PLRD | 214.5 Km | None |
3 | Moti Sadhli | MTSI | 227.5 Km | None |
4 | Ambari Richhavi | ABRV | 239.6 Km | None |
5 | Alirajpur | ARPR | 253.7 Km | None |
5 | Khandala | KADA | 263.5 Km | None |
6 | Jobat | JOBAT | 273.9 Km | None |
7 | Dekakund | --- | --- | None |
8 | Kakarwa | --- | --- | None |
9 | Tanda Road | --- | --- | None |
10 | Kodi | --- | --- | None |
11 | Jamaniya | --- | --- | None |
12 | Maphatpura | --- | --- | None |
13 | Dhar | DHAR | 362.2 Km | Indore–Dahod line |
Projects
In 2014, Prime Minister's office has given clearance to this line and report was forwarded to Ministry of Railway. As a report of the line was sent to railway ministry for the railway line from Khandwa to Dhar via Khargone and Barwani by Government of Madhya Pradesh and was against considered for 2008-09 railway budget for survey.[4][5] This railway line will be laid on 157-km Chhota Udaipur-Dhar rail line was that to be built at a cost ₹1,286 crore (US$150 million).[6]
Currently, the first section of this line was opened on 30 October 2019 and a passenger train on this route also started running.[7] The second section of this line is partly constructed upto Jobat. Jobat Railway station is 274 kilometres (170 mi) from Ahmedabad & 174 kilometres (108 mi) from Vadodara
References
- ^ "MP tribal areas off India's rail map - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Poor rail connectivity hits industrialisation in MP | india | Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Rathwa writes to PM on stalled rail projects linking MP, Gujarat". Zee News. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Status report on Khandwa-Dhar railway line sought - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Khandwa-Dhar rail link: PMO acts to bring long-pending project on track - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Western Railway" (PDF). wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ naidunia.com, Retrieved 24 August 2020
External links
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trunk lines
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