Rewari–Rohtak line

Rewari–Rohtak line
Rewari–Rohtak line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Haryana
Termini	Rewari Junction; Rohtak Junction;
Service
Operator(s)	Northern Railway zone
History
Opened	8 January 2013; 11 years ago
Technical
Track length	81.3 km (51 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map
	Legend

The Rewari–Rohtak line is a railway line that connects Rewari and Rohtak in the Indian state of Haryana. Train services on this line started on 8 January 2013.^[1]

Overview

The railway line was the first new railway project in Haryana in thirty-three years.^[1] The project was sanctioned in 2004–2005 with an estimated cost of ₹4.76 billion (US$60 million) but the final cost was ₹6.02 billion (US$75 million).^[2] Construction began on 7 October 2007.^[3]

A new 75 km-long railway line was constructed between Asthal Bohar station that lies on Rohtal–Delhi railway line and Rewari via Jhajjar. The construction required 124 bridges over canals, drains and irrigation water courses, 36 level crossings, 32 limited-height subways and 4 bridges over roads.^[1] The length of the Rewari–Rohtak railway line is 81.3 km including 6.1 km from Rohtak to Asthal Bohar station.

Stations

There are six stations between Rohtak and Rewari. These are Asthal Bohar (station code ABO) at 6.1 km, Dighal (DGHL) at 20.4 km, Jhajjar (JHJ) at 37.1 km, Machhrauli (MHRI) at 49.0 km, Palhawas (PLHW) at 63.3 km and Gokalgarh (GKG) at 75.9 km.

Trains

Two DEMU trains (one of which runs on CNG) and one passenger train run on this line stopping at all stations en route. There is a demand that another train from Rohtak to Rewari be introduced that will return to Rohtak in the evening.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Two express trains connecting Chandigarh with Jaipur also run on this railway line.

CNG train

India's first train running on compressed natural gas (CNG) started on Rewari–Rohtak line in January 2015. Its train numbers are 74017 from Rewari and 74018 from Rohtak.^[9]^[10]

Future developments

This line is part of the following proposed NCR's Regional Orbital Rail Corridor (RORC) will pass through here:

Panipat–Rohtak line, via Panipat–Gohana–Rohtak, existing.
Rohtak–Rewari line, via Rohtak–Jhajjar-Rewari, existing.
Rewari–Khurja line, via Rewari–Palwal–Bhiwadi–Khurja, new rail line, survey completed.
Khurja–Meerut line, via Khurja–Bulandshahr–Hapur–Meerut, existing.
Meerut–Panipat line, new rail line, survey completed.

References

^ a b c Deswal, Deepender (1 January 2013). "Train services to commence on Rewari–Jhajjar-Rohtak rail line on January 8". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ "Rewari–Rohtak railway line to boost connectivity, trade". The Times of India. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ "New 81-km railway line inaugurated in southern Haryana". Business Standard. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^ "North Western Railway – Items Pertaining in Rail Budget 2013–14" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Speech of Shri Mallikarjun Kharge introducing the Railway Budget 2014–2015" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Rail Budget 2013–14: 107 new trains proposed of which of which 67 are express services" (PDF). The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013–14, 26th February 2013" (PDF). India Today. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Highlights of Railway Budget 2013–14" (PDF). Ministry of Railways. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ Indian Railways Green Initiative, Retrieved 25 February 2016
^ "First CNG Train: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to launch first CNG train from Rewari". 13 January 2015.

External links

Northern Railway, Official website Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Indian Railway, Official website

[TOI1-1] Deswal, Deepender (1 January 2013). "Train services to commence on Rewari–Jhajjar-Rohtak rail line on January 8". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

[TOI2-2] "Rewari–Rohtak railway line to boost connectivity, trade". The Times of India. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

[BS1-3] "New 81-km railway line inaugurated in southern Haryana". Business Standard. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

[4] "North Western Railway – Items Pertaining in Rail Budget 2013–14" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[5] "Speech of Shri Mallikarjun Kharge introducing the Railway Budget 2014–2015" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[6] "Rail Budget 2013–14: 107 new trains proposed of which of which 67 are express services" (PDF). The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[7] "Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013–14, 26th February 2013" (PDF). India Today. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[8] "Highlights of Railway Budget 2013–14" (PDF). Ministry of Railways. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[9] Indian Railways Green Initiative, Retrieved 25 February 2016

[10] "First CNG Train: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to launch first CNG train from Rewari". 13 January 2015.

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