Chittaurgarh Junction railway station
Chittaurgarh Junction | |
|---|---|
| Regional rail and Light rail station | |
| Location |
Chittaurgarh Railway Station, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan India |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) |
Ajmer-Ratlam section Chittaurgarh-Udaipur section Kota-Chittaurgarh line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| Connections | Taxi stand, auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Disabled access |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | COR |
| Fare zone | Western Railway zone |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Electrified | no |
| Location | |
  Chittaurgarh Junction Location of Chittaurgarh Railway Station in Rajasthan | |
Chittaurgarh Junction (station code: COR) is one of the railway junctions in Southern Rajasthan, India. The railway station of Chittorgarh is located on a broad gauge line and falls under the administrative control of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways and consists of 5 main railway platforms.
Chittaurgarh Junction is connected by rail with Jaipur via Bhilwara and Ajmer, Kota via Bundi, Jodhpur via Ajmer, Indore Junction BG, Bhopal, Indore Mhow, Ujjain, Ratlam, Nagda Junction, Ajmer and Fatehabad by many broad gauge trains. The city is also connected to Udaipur City via Mavli Jn. Some weekly trains to Hyderabad and Kolkata pass through this station.
History
Rajputana Malwa Railway
Rajputana-Malwa railway was about 720 miles long and was one of the oldest and most important tracks when India became independent. It started from Ahmadabad, ran into the Rajputana near Abu Road facing south-west, and then ran north-east to Bandikui, where one branch led to Agra and another to Delhi. It also had branches from Ajmer south to Nimach via Chittorgarh and from Phulera north-east to Rewari. The line was constructed between 1874 and 1881 with the exception of the chord last mentioned, which was a later extension. The Indian government assigned the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company (BB&CI) to work on the line since 1885. Before 1882, the Rajputana-Malwa Railway was known as the Rajputana State Railway. It was a metre gauge (1,000 mm or 3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) railway line which ran from Delhi to Indore Junction and to Ahmedabad via Chittorgarh. It was opened on 18 August 1876. The railway was renamed Rajputana-Malwa Railway when a new line from Ajmer to Khandwa via Chittorgarh, Ujjain and Mhow was added to it. On 9 March 1885, Jodhpur was connected to this network from Marwar Junction with metre gauge track and later became part of the Jodhpur - Bikaner Railway.
Udaipur-Chittaurgarh Railway
Udaipur-Chitor link, a portion of the Bina-Guna-Baran, was named after the towns it connects. It was the property of the Udaipur Durbar. The railway was 67 miles long and was constructed between 1895 and 1899. The railway began operation in 1898. The capital expenditure was nearly 21 lakhs up to the end of 1904. The net profits averaged about 5 per cent.
Western Railway
- The past
The rail link of Ratlam Division has a history of more than 130 years. The metre gauge section was started in 1874, while the broad gauge (1,676 mm or 5 ft 6 in) came into existence in 1893. It is a major junction and a rail division of Indian Railways on metre and broad gauge lines. Four major railway tracks pass through Ratlam City; these are towards Mumbai, Delhi, Ajmer and Khandwa, in which the railway track along Khandwa is a metre gauge track.
Neemuch - Nasirabad railway construction planning was made for joining Rajputana railway and Nasirabad Scindia railway to Neemuch. Although the survey of Neemuch - Nasirabad railway was carried out in 1871-72, construction started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881.
- The Present
The broad gauge portion extends from Godhra to Bhopal, Ujjain to Indore and Ratlam to Chanderia via Chittaurgarh Junction. The metre gauge portion of the division extends from Ujjain to Khandwa.
Track gauge
The chittaurgarh junction track gauge is 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge (BG). The broad gauge network is used for the superfast, express and fast passenger trains.
Suburban stations of Chittorgarh
The city of chittorgarh has 7 other railway stations which are:
| Station name | Station code | Railway zone | Total platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittaurgarh Junction | COR | Western Railway | 5 |
| Chanderiya | CNA | Western Railway | 3 |
| Ordi | ORDI | Western Railway | 2 |
| DET | DET | North Western Railway | 2 |
| Ghosunda | GSD | North Western Railway | 1 |
| Gangrar | GGR | North Western Railway | 1 |
