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| name = Indore-Dewas-Ujjain section<br />
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| system = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]<br />
| status = Partially Operational<br />
| locale = [[Madhya Pradesh]] <br />
| start = {{rws|Indore Junction}}<br />
| end = {{rws|Ujjain Junction}}<br />
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| owner = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]]<br />
| operator = [[Ratlam railway division]]<br />
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| electrification = Yes<br />
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The '''Indore-Dewas-Ujjain section''' of the [[Western Railway Zone]] is a partially operational [[public transit system]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It connects [[Indore Junction railway station|Indore Jn]] with [[Ujjain Junction railway station|Ujjain Jn]] on [[Ujjain-Bhopal section]] and [[Dewas Junction railway station|Dewas Jn]] on Dewas-Maksi section. It is currently operational as a single-track electrified railway line, and is undergoing doubling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Project Summary: INDORE-DEWAS-UJJAIN (80 KMS) |url=http://www.cspm.gov.in/ocmstemp/PROJ_SUMMARY?prcd=N22000493&stat=O |website=Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOS&PI), Govt. of India |publisher=Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS) |access-date=16 September 2022 |language=English |date=11 Jul 2022}}</ref><br />
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The tentative time of completion of the project is slated to be March 2023. The work is being done by [[Ratlam railway division]] of [[Western Railway Zone|Western Railways]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Indore: Railways has fixed time limit for completion of projects: DRM |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-railways-has-fixed-time-limit-forcompletion-of-projects-drm |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=The Free Press Journal |date=6 April 2022 |location=Indore, MP |language=English}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The track was part of the erstwhile Scindia-Neemuch railway, a branch line from Indore to Ujjain was made operational in the period 1879-1880 during the British Rule.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Ratlam Division |url=https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1392957315076-history.pdf |website=Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India |publisher=Western Railways |access-date=16 September 2022 |language=English}}</ref><br />
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==Current status==<br />
The doubling work in the stretch of railways from [[Ujjain Junction railway station|Ujjain Jn]] via [[Karchha railway station|Karchha]], [[Dewas Junction railway station|Dewas Jn]], [[Barlai railway station|Barlai]] has been completed and is in operation since Late February 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indore: 120 kmph; Commissioner Railway Safety begins 2-day track strength test |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-120-kmph-commissioner-railway-safety-begins-2-day-track-strength-test |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=The Free Press Journal |date=23 Feb 2023 |location=Indore, MP}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Double line work completed, 26 trains get back on track |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/double-line-work-completed-26-trains-get-back-on-track/articleshow/98223199.cms |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |location=Indore, MP |language=English}}</ref><br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Western Railway Zone|Western Railway]]<br />
* [[Indore Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Dewas Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Ujjain Junction railway station]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Western Railway}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Indore - Dahod line}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Indore]]<br />
[[Category:Railway lines in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Dahod]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed railway lines in India]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Ujjain]]</div>GordonCoulston