Himmatnagar: Indian Railways operated a diesel multiple unit (DEMU) train between Asarwa in Gujarat to Dungarpur in Rajasthan for the first time. The DEMU train running between Asarwa and Himmatnagar has been now be extended upto Dungarpur railway station following the track conversion.

On January 15, the train was launched from Dungarpur. After that, starting from January 17, this train service will run six days a week, except Sundays. Rajasthan and Gujarat’s border areas will immensely benefit from this of the railway authorities.

The track conversion work on the Udaipur-Ahmedabad railway division has been ongoing for quite some time. From Dungarpur to Himmatnagar, the work has been completed. However, the broad gauge conversion work between Udaipur and Dungarpur is still in progress. This project is also said to be completed in a few months. In the meantime, the Indian Railways has decided to run a train on this broad gauge railway line until Dungarpur station.

દીર્ઘ પ્રતિક્ષિત ડુંગરપુર – અસારવા ડેમુ ટ્રેન શુભારંભ થયો.સાબરકાંઠા – અરવલ્લીના નાગરિકોની સગવડમાં ઉમેરો કરીને મને અનહદ આનંદ થયો.ગુજરાતમા પ્રવેશતાની સાથે જ શામળાજી,રાયગઢ,હિંમતનગર,પ્રાંતિજ,તલોદ સ્ટ્રેશનો ઉપર નાગરિકો ટ્રેનનો આવકાર આપી સ્વાગત કર્યું.તે બદલ હુ આ સ્વજનો નો આભાર માનુ છુ pic.twitter.com/oK1JIIdG1H

— Dipsinh Rathod (@Dipsinh_Rathod) January 16, 2022

On the day of the inauguration, train number 09544 Dungarpur – Asarwa Special DEMU train departed Dungarpur at 2.20 pm and arrived at Asarwa station at 7.00 pm. From January 17, regular train service with train No 09543 Asarwa-Dungarpur DEMU Special train will star. The train will run six days a week, except Sundays. It will leave Asarwa at 10am and arrive in Dungarpur at 2 pm.

Similarly, Train No 09544 Dungarpur – Asarwa Special DEMU train departed Dungarpur at 2.50 pm and arrived in Asarwa at 7.15 pm.

This train passed through stations of Sahijpur, Sardargram, Naroda, Medra, Dabhoda, Nandol Dehgam, Jali Math, Rakhiyal, Kherol, Talod, Khari Amrapura, Prantij, Sonasan, Hapa Road, Himmatnagar, Virawada, Raigad, Sunak, Shamlaji Road, Lusadia, Jagabor, Bechhiwara, Shree Bhavnath and Shala Shah.

The railway administration has appealed to the general public not to approach the railway track of the Dungarpur-Himmatnagar railway line. People, who live near this new railway route, have been asked to be cautious and not to cross the tracks as trains will now operate on this stretch.

After gauge conversion,operation of the first train service from Dungarpur on January 15#प्रगतिकेपथपर pic.twitter.com/FKbNvKPMJO

— North Western Railway (@NWRailways) January 15, 2022

It’s worth noting that Asarwa (Ahmedabad) – Dungarpur rail connectivity is majority of portion of the Ahmedabad – Udaipur railway line. While broad gauge conversion on Ahmedabad – Himmatnagar – Dungarpur stretch is completed now, gauge conversion of the other portion that connects Dungarpur to Udaipur is yet to be completed. Tens of kilometres of works of gauge conversion between Kharvachanda – Jaysamand and Jaysamand – Dungarpur are in progress and likely to be completed by March 2022. Later testing, certification and other processes will also take time. However this line will only be capable of hosting diesel engine rune trains, as the electrification work on Ahmedabad – Udaipur route is likely to complete only by March 2023. If diesel engine run trains are operated meanwhile, the railways may face some difficulties as there’s no space to park diesel engine in Ahmedabad. Once the electrification work is completed and gauge conversion is also achieved between Ahmedabad – Udaipur and Udaipur – Jaipur routes, proper railway movement with high frequency will become possible for Udaipur. DeshGujarat

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