Jaipur State Railway


The Jaipur State Railway was a metre gauge railway constructed by the Jaipur Durbar and owned by the Princely Jaipur State. The railway was managed, stocked and worked by the Jaipur Durbar and trafficked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway for a specified fee.

History

The mainline, Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur Railway from Sanganer to Nawai, 32 miles, opened in 1905 and was extended to Sawai Madhopur in 1907 making total line length of 73 miles
The Jaipur–Shaikhawati Railway was named on the ceremonial opening of the Jaipur West railway station, 9 November 1916 by the then Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford when the line was further extended to Reengus, making line length of 108 miles.
Further extensions from Reengus to Sikar and on to Jhunjhunu, a further 71 miles to the north-north-west were authorised/under construction in 1918. The date of opening of this section has not been determined.
The railway was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway until 1936 when the Jaipur Durbar took the Jaipur State Railway back under its own management. It was again absorbed in BB&CIR and subsequently became a part of the North Western zone of Indian Railways.

Conversion to broad gauge

The railway was converted to broad gauge progressively from 1993 till 2009.