Abu Road railway station

Coordinates: 24°28′51″N 72°47′07″E / 24.4807°N 72.7854°E / 24.4807; 72.7854
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Abu Road
Indian Railways station
Abu Road railway station
General information
LocationAbu Road, Rajasthan
India
Coordinates24°28′51″N 72°47′07″E / 24.4807°N 72.7854°E / 24.4807; 72.7854
Elevation262.430 metres (860.99 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Western Railway
Line(s)AhmedabadDelhi 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
Abu Road is located in Rajasthan
Abu Road
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+38 in)-wide

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

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

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

Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Morthala North Western Railway zone Maval