Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 262 m | Tracks 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Opened 1881 | |
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Similar Palanpur Junction railway st, Mahesana Junction railway st, Marwar Junction railway st, Falna railway station, Ajmer Junction railway st | ||
Irctc indian railway abu road railway station
Abu Road railway station is located in Sirohi district in the Indian state of Rajasthan . It serves Abu Road and is gateway to the popular hill station at Mount Abu.
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The railway station
Abu Road railway station is at an elevation of 262.430 metres (860.99 ft) and is assigned the code – ABR.
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. The Delhi-Ajmer metre gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1994. The Ahmedabad-Ajmer sector was fully converted to broad gauge in 1997 – parts of it were converted earlier.
Services
Diesel Shed
The railway's diesel shed 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. It was then the largest MG shed of Western Railway with holdings of 112 locomotives. With broad gauge conversion under Project Unigauge, the shed was converted to a BG shed with holdings of 60 locomotives. There are 68 supervisors and 570 workers in the shed.. 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.