Jodhpur railway division explained

Railroad Name:	Jodhpur railway division
System Map:	Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png
Locale:	Rajasthan
Predecessor Line:	Northern Railway zone
Gauge:	Mixed
Hq City:	Jodhpur Junction railway station

Jodhpur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarters are located at Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan of India.

Jaipur railway division, Bikaner railway division and Ajmer railway division are the other three railway divisions under NWR Zone headquartered at Jaipur.^{[1] [2]}

Rail transport infrastructure

The zone has the following types of locomotive engines:(Legends: W - broad gauge, D - diesel, G - goods, M - mixed, P - passenger)

• Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station (BGKT) sheds at Jodhpur: WDM2, WDG's, WDP4's, WDM3A's

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
  • Jodhpur Divisional Railway Hospital near Jodhpur Junction railway station
• Sub-Divisional Hospitals
  • Udaipur Sub-Divisional Railway Hospital near Rana Pratap Nagar railway station at Udaipur (Jodhpur 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:

1. Divisional Training Centre(Engineering), Jodhpur
2. Carriage & Wagon Training Centre, Jodhpur
3. Diesel Traction Training Centre, Bhagat Ki Kothi, Jodhpur
4. Personnel Training Centre, Jodhpur
5. Transportation Training Centre, Jodhpur
6. Basic Training Centre, Jodhpur

Route and Track Length

• North Western Railway zone
  • Route km: broad gauge, metre gauge, total
  • Track km: broad gauge, metre gauge, total
  • Jodhpur railway division
    • Route km: broad gauge 1,568 km, metre gauge 0 km, total
    • Track km: broad gauge, metre gauge 0 km, total

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Jodhpur railway division and their station category.^{[3] [4]}

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1	1
A	4	Barmer,,,
B	-	-
C suburban station	-	-
D	-	-
E	-	-
F halt station	-	-
Total	-	-

Stations closed for Passengers -

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways . Indian Railways . 13 January 2016 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf . 19 March 2015 .
2. Web site: Jodhpur Railway Division . 13 January 2016 . . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031916/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C261 . 4 March 2016 .
3. Web site: Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011 . 15 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf . 28 January 2016 .
4. Web site: PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations . 15 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf . 4 March 2016 .