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

{{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = Jaipur railway division
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| system_map = Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png
| map_caption = 11-North Western Railway
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| locale = Rajasthan
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| predecessor_line = [[North Western Railway zone]]
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| gauge = Mixed
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| hq_city = [[Jaipur Junction railway station]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}
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'''Jaipur 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. Its headquarters are located in [[Jaipur]] in the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]].

[[Ajmer 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 |format=[[PDF]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261 |title=Jaipur Railway Division |access-date=13 January 2016 |website=[[Railway Board]] |publisher=[[Western Railway zone]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031916/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C261 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</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]]:
(Legends: W - broad gauge, D - diesel, G - goods, M - mixed, P - passenger)
* [[Phulera Junction railway station]] sheds: [[YDM-4]] meter gauge locomotives

== 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
** None
* Sub-Divisional Hospitals
** [[Bandikui Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital]] near [[Bandikui Junction railway station]] (Jaipur 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:
* <missing>

* 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}}

** Jaipur railway division
*** Route km: broad gauge {{convert|830.20|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|196.61|km}}, total {{convert|1026.81|km}}
*** Track km: broad gauge {{convert|1385.13|km}}, metre gauge {{convert|213.53|km}}, total {{convert|1598.66|km}}

==List of railway stations and towns ==
The list includes the stations under the Jaipur 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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archive-date=28 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 |url-status=dead |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 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | No. of stations
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Names of stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | A-1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Jaipur}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | A
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Alwar railway station|Alwar]], [[Sikar Junction railway station|Sikar]], {{rws|Gandhinagar Jaipur}}, {{rws|Bandikui Junction}}, {{rws|Phulera}}, {{rws|Rewari}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | B
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | C<br>suburban station
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | D
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | E
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | F<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}}

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

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