INTRODUCTION TO DIVISION

Spread over the States of , extends from Ajmer to Palanpur. Southwards the division extends on BG upto DET & from Gosunda to City and on MG upto Himmatnagar. A MG branch line connects on the main line with Junction on Chittaurgarh- Udaipur BG Section . Another branch line takes off from Mavli Junction for Bari . Trains on this particular section are worked on 'One Train Only System'.

Madar-Ajmer-Palanpur(364 KMs.) section is an important link connecting Delhi to . This line is immensely important, as it is a major artery of North Western Railway, providing an alternative BG route between Bombay & Delhi. Also it connect ports of Gujrat to Delhi & Hariyana.

In addition to originating traffic of Fertiliser, the Division caters to the transportation needs of cement plants in Rajasthan viz Lakshmi Cement at Banas, Shree Cement at Bangurgram, and Binani Cement at Keshavganj. Moreover the division is a major supplier of Rock Phosphate, Soapstone Powder & Single Super Phosphate from Udaipur area. Container loading ex Daurai, Khemli & Debari added further to loading potential on Division.

Ajmer division is prominent on religious and tourist map of the country, having among other attractions, Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer, - pilgrimage centre for Hindus, Jain temples at Dilwara in , Ranakpur temples at and the historical city of Udaipur-the seat of the glorious house of Mewar.

Running along the pre-historic ranges of Aravalis, the division’s topography is mostly hilly and undulating. The division is criss- crossed by a number of rivers but all of them are seasonal and non- perennial.

Major Railway infrastructure in the division comprises of Carriage & Loco Workshops at Ajmer, BG Diesel Loco Shed at and the North Western Railway Zonal Training Institute at Udaipur. Carriage and Wagon examination facilities have been developed at Madar. AJMER DIV. - AT A GLANCE

ROUTE & TRACK KILOMETERS

STATE ROUTE KM BG MG TOTAL RAJASTHAN 626.09 383.06 1009.150 GUJRAT 36.9 59.2 96.130 TOTAL 662.990 442.290 1105.28

SECTIONS

BG KM MADAR-MARWAR JN 146.04 MARWAR JN-PALANPUR 217.94 AJMER-DET 10.70 CHITTARGARH -UDAIPUR 111.33 MG UDAIPUR-HIMMAT NAGAR 209.80 MARWAR JN-MAVLI 151.51 MAVLI- 82.01

NUMBER OF STATIONS :

TYPE NO. OF STATIONS ‘B’ CLASS 104 ‘D’ CLASS 26 SPL CLASS 01 (BI) TOTAL 131

INTERCHANGE POINTS :

WITH STATION Division Marwar Jn. (BG) Division Madar (BG) Ratlam Division CHANDERIYA, CHITTAUR GARH (BG) Ahmedabad Division PALANPUR (BG), HIMMAT NAGAR (MG)

CONTROL BOARDS

BOARD FROM-TO BOARD 1 PALANPUR – MARWAR JN BOARD 2 MARWAR JN – MADAR BOARD 3 MADAR-CHANDERIYA BOARD 4 CHITTAUR GARH – UADAIPUR CITY (BG) MARWAR JN – MAVLI (MG) UDAIPUR – HIMMAT NAGAR (MG)