The Mathura–Vadodara section is a railway line connecting Mathura and Vadodara. This section is part of Delhi–Mumbai line. This section includes Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer–Ratlam and Udaipur–Kota for branching and connectivity to this section.

This section deals primarily with cross traffic consisting of fertilizer, cement, oil, salt, food grains, oil seeds, limestone and gypsum traffic. Container loading is done from here in bulk.

Subsections of Mathura–Vadodara Section

Subsection-1 Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur Station Km Jaipur Junction 0 Durgapura 7 Sanganer 12 Shivdaspura Padampura 29 Chaksu 42 Channani 53 Bansthali Niwai 66 Siras 81 Isarda 92 Sureli 100 Chauth Ka Barwara 109 Devpura 120 Sawai Madhopur Junction 132

Subsection-2 Ajmer–Ratlam Station Km Ajmer Junction 0 Adarshnagar 5 Hatundi 11 Lachhipura 15 Rajosi 18 Nasirabad 23 Jharwasaa 34 Bandanwara 42 Singwal 52 Mokampura 58 Bijainagar 65 Gulabpura 67 Rupaheli 78 Bhojras 81 Sareri 91 Ralia Road 98 Lambiya 104 Dhuwala 114 Mandal 121 Bhilwara 132 Mandpiya 142 Hamirgarh 150 Soniyana 156 Gangrar 164 Det 171 Chanderiya 179 Chittaurgarh Junction 186 Shambhupura 198 Gambhiri Road 207 Nimbahera 215 Jawad Road 226 Biswas Kalan 232 Nimach 242 Hariya Khal 251 Malhargarh 263 Pipila 271 Mandsor 287 Dalauda 302 Kachnara 314 Dhodhar 322 Jaora 338 Brayla Chaurasi 347 Namli 358 Ratlam Junction 375

Subsection-3 Udaipur–Kota Station Km Udaipur City 0 Ranapratapnagar 4 Debari 14 Khemli 24 Bhimal 36 Mavli Junction 43 Fatehnagar 56 Bhupalsagar 69 Kapasan 79 Pandoli 88 Ghorsunda 102 Chittaurgarh Junction 114 Chanderiya 121 Basi Beriasal 137 Parsoli 154 Barundini 163 Mandalgarh 179 Shampura 195 Bundi 247 Thalera 261 Gurla 280 Kota Junction 285

Subsection-4 Godhra–Anand Station Km Godhra Junction 0 Vavadi Khurd 7 Tuwa 15 Timba Road 22 Sevaliya 27 Angadi 33 Thasra 40 Dakor 49 Umreth 57 Od 64 Bhalej 72 Sadanapura 74 Anand Junction 78

History Neemuch–Nasirabad railway construction planning was made for joining Rajputana railway and Nasirabad Scindia railway to Neemuch. Although the survey of Neemuch–Nasirabad railway was carried out in the year 1871–72, the construction was started in the year 1879, and the work completed in March 1881.

GIPR's first BG tracks used 65 lb/yd double-headed rails made of wrought iron. Rails of 80 lb/yd were common (e.g., Indian Midland Railway). Both flat-bottomed and bull-headed rails were commonly used. MG railways started off with 40 lb/yd rails, although 30 lb/yd rails were also used. The Barsi Light Railway used 30 lb/yd rails. The Rajputana Malwa Railway used 50 lb rails.

The first broad gauge line of the division from Godhra to Limkheda was completed in the year 1893 and Limkheda–Dahod, Ratlam line was completed and opened for traffic in the year 1894, while the Ratlam–Nagda–Ujjain BG line completed and opened for traffic during the year 1896.

The whole management of this line was under (BB & CI) Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway till independence i.e. up to 15.08.1947.

The first rail line in Rajputana, Agra–Bharatpur was built in 1873 under Rajputana–Malwa railway. It was extended up to Ajmer on 1 August 1875 and further extended up to Naseerabad on 14 February 1876. The total length of railways in Rajputana, including the British District of Ajmer–Merwara, was 652 miles in 1881, 943 in 1891, 1,359 in 1901, and 1,576 miles in 1906 A.D., Out of which 739 miles track was the property of the Government of India and the rest was owned by various Native States. Out of 1,576 miles track, 1,528 miles track was on the metre-gauge system and only 48 miles track was on narrow-gauge system.

Some states undertook extension of railways by financing the cost and entrusting the work of construction either to the British Government or to one of the companies already running a railway line. The Sanganer–Sawai Madhopur railway was planned by Jaipur state in this way in 1884–85. The total cost of the line was about Rs. 25 lakhs. The railway line was so planned that it avoided the states of Tonk and Bundi and connected two important trade centres – Sambhar Salt area and the Harauti grain belt. It was hoped that it would make good returns on investment.

The remaining railway line in Rajasthan was the Udaipur–Chitor, a portion of the Bina–Guna–Baran. It connected the towns after which it was named. It was 67 miles in length, and was the property of the Udaipur Durbar, by whom it was constructed between 1895 and 1899, and by whom it was working since 1898. The capital expenditure up to the end of 1904 was nearly 21 lakhs, and the net profits average about 5 per cent.

Electrification The electrification from Baroda to New Delhi was subsequently taken up during the year 1984. At present the total route kilometres of electrification is more than 800 km in this section.

Loco sheds and workshops

A wagon workshop at Kota which are engaged in the activity of heavy repairs to passenger coaches and POH of goods wagons especially of oil tank wagons.

Ratlam loco shed holds 100 locos including WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDS-6, WDG-4. Vadodara loco shed holds more than 150 locos including WAG-5HA / WAG5HB, WAG-7.

Speed limits

Mathura–Ratlam and Ratlam–Vadodara section Comes in B-class Section in this class allows speeds up to 130 km/h. Mumbai Rajdhani Express runs at the top speed of 130kmph in this section.

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