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{{Short description|Railway division of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = '''Ajmer railway division'''
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| system_map = Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png
| map_caption = 11-North Western Railway
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| locale = Rajasthan
| start_year = {{start date and age|df=yes|1951}}
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| gauge = Mixed
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| hq_city = [[Ajmer Junction railway station]]
| website = [http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/ NWR official website]
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'''Ajmer railway division''' is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of [[North Western Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="zones_and_divisions">{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}}</ref> This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarter is located at [[Ajmer]] in the state of Rajasthan of India.

[[Jaipur railway division]], [[Bikaner railway division]] and [[Jodhpur railway division]] are the other three railway divisions under NWR Zone headquartered at [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417132128/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261 |title = Ajmer Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016 |website = [[Railway Board]]|publisher = [[Western Railway zone]]}}</ref> This division is one of the key enabler of the [[Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project]] by virtue of running parts of the railways 1,500 km long network of [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]].

== History ==
{{See also|North Western Railway zone#History}}

== Rail transport infrastructure ==
The zone has the following [[Locomotives of India|types of locomotive engines]]:<br />
(Legends: W - broad gauge, D - diesel, G - goods, M - mixed, P - passenger)

* [[Abu Road railway station]] (ABR) diesel sheds: [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM2]]s, [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM3]]s, WDG3A and [[Indian locomotive class WDM-4|WDG4]]s

== Medical facilities ==
For the employees and their families, the division also has the following healthcare facilities:
* Zonal hospitals
** Jaipur Zonal Railway Hospital near [[Jaipur Junction railway station]]
* Divisional hospitals
** Ajmer Divisional Railway Hospital near [[Ajmer Junction railway station]]
* Sub-divisional hospitals
** Abu Road Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital near [[Abu Road railway station]] (Ajmer division)
* Health units, several (total 29 across the whole division, including 3 other zones)
* First aid posts, unknown (no more than a total of two across the whole zone)

== Training ==
The zone has the following training institutes:
* Zonal Railway Training Institute, Udaipur in Ajmer division
* Diesel Traction Training Centre, Abu Road in Ajmer division
* Divisional Training Centre (Engineering), Ajmer
* Supervisor's Training Centre, Ajmer
* Basic Training Centre (C&W), Ajmer
* Basic Training Centre (Loco), Ajmer
* Area Training Centre, Ajmer

== Route and track length ==
* North Western Railway zone
** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|2575.03|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|2874.23|km}}, total {{convert|5449.29|km}}
** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|6696.36|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|733.44|km}}, total {{convert|7329.80|km}}
** Ajmer railway division
*** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|732.56|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|442.29|km}}, total {{convert|1174.85|km}}
*** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|1149.0|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|466.73|km}}, total {{convert|1617.83|km}}

==List of railway stations and towns ==
The list includes the stations under the AJMER railway division and their station category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | No. of stations
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Names of stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''A-1''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Ajmer Junction}}
|-

|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''A''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Bhilwara railway station|Bhilwara]], {{rws|Abu Road}}, {{rws|Falna}}, {{rws|Marwar Junction}}, {{rws|Rani}}, {{rws|Udaipur City}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''B''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Beawar railway station|Beawar]], [[Bijainagar railway station|Bijainagar]], [[Pindwara railway station|Pindwara]],
|-[[Jawaibandh railway station|Pindwara]]
| style="text-align:center;" | '''C''' Category<br>(Suburban station)
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''D''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''E''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''F''' Category<br>Halt Station
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''-'''
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|}
Stations closed for Passengers -

==References==
{{Reflist}}
== See also ==
{{Ajmer}}
{{Indian Railways}}
{{Railways in Northern India}}

[[Category:Ajmer railway division| ]]
[[Category:Divisions of Indian Railways]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:North Western Railway zone|*]]

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