Himmatnagar: The Gauge transformation work of 297.24 km long Udaipur-Himmatnagar railway track on Delhi-Mumbai via Udaipur-Dungarpur-Ahmedabad rail corridor has been completed at a cost of Rs 1648 crore. The works in the gauge transformation project are remaining on the section of only 5-kms out of 35-kms railway track from Kharvachanda to Jayasmand. While the railway track is installed in this section, the finishing work is going on. The CRS inspection is likely to be conducted on 31st May. Movement of train from Ahmedabad to Udaipur is likely to begin from July this year. So far the trains reach upto Dungarpur via Himmatnagar.

The project includes 3 tunnels on the railway track. There are 650 bridges in the project, out of which 108 are underbridges. The electrification of the rail line between Udaipur and Himmatnagar is aimed to be completed before March 2023 at a cost of Rs 300 crore. The superfast trains such as Rajdhani express, Gatimaan express, Shatabdi express, will pass from Udaipur to Ahmedabad via Dungarpur and Himmatnagar. DeshGujarat