transportation

The process of taking goods, people and messages from one place to another is called transportation.

There are mainly 3 types of transport in Rajasthan

1. road
2. Rail
3. Air

road transport

The first government bus service in Rajasthan was started in Tonk in 1952.

The road policy was declared by the state government in 1994, the main objective of which was to encourage private sector participation in the road sector. Rajasthan is the first state in the country to declare the road policy.

new road policy 2002

The Road Development Policy in the state was first implemented in December 1994. The second new State Road Development Policy was announced in the state in September 2013.

Rural roadways bus service in Rajasthan started from Udaipur district on December 14, 2012.

The total length of roads in the state till March 2018 was 2,36,572.27 km. And the density of roads is 69.12 km per 100 square km. Was.

national highway

The National Highway is operated by the Central Government and its construction and maintenance is done by the National Highway Authority.

National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)It was established in 1995 under the National Highways Authority of India Act 1988. Current(Dec 2021) Chief of National Highway Authority of IndiaAlka UpadhyayAre.

Note – The numbers of National Highways have been newly allotted.

The number of National Highways in Rajasthan is 39 whose length in Rajasthan is 8202 km. (As on 31 March 2017)

Longest National Highway in the state - NH 15(New 68, 11, 62) - 875 km.

Shortest National Highway in the state – NH 919(Old 71B) – 4.7 km.

Busiest National Highways of the state – NH 48, 58(Old 8).

Maximum length of National Highways – in Udaipur district.

Minimum length of National Highways - in Sawaimadhopur district.

Passes through most districts -NH 27(Old 76) - passes through 7 districts.

Main National Highways passing through Rajasthan

yellow painted milestone ormilestoneIn India, they are installed only on national highways-

State Highways in Rajasthan

The road policy was declared by the state government in 1994.

For the development, operation, safety and regulation of highways and adjacent lands, the Rajasthan Highway Act 2014 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and implemented from 8 May 2015.

Rajasthan State Highways Authority was formed on June 2, 2015.

Largest State Highway – SH-1(432.80 km)

Shortest State Highway – SH-19B(15.5 km), SH-49(15.5 km)

Total length of state highways – 15437.85 km.

Total length of main district roads – 8462.10 km.

Total length of other district roads – 31431.17 km.

Length of rural roads - 163320.54 km.

Total length of roads in the state – 226853.86 km.

Road density in the state – 66.29 km./100 sq. km.

Road density in the state – 331.17 km/lakh population

The longest length of roads in Rajasthan is in Barmer.

Dholpur has the minimum length of roads in Rajasthan.

District with maximum number of villages connected by roads – Ganganagar.

District with minimum number of villages connected by roads – Sirohi.

District with maximum number of gram panchayats connected by roads – Udaipur.

District with minimum number of gram panchayats connected by roads – Jaisalmer.

Road development related organizations

Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation

It was established on 1 October 1964. Its headquarters is in Jaipur.

Rajasthan State Road Development and Construction Corporation Ltd.

Established on 8 February 1979. Then its name was Rajasthan State Bridge Ltd. Was. On 19 February 2001, the name was changed to Rajasthan Road Development and Construction Corporation.

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It was established in October 2004 with a 50:50 partnership between the Government of Rajasthan, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services. This undertaking is implementing megahighway projects.

Rajasthan State Agricultural Marketing Board

Established in 1974, its headquarters is in Jaipur.

plans

National Highway Development Project

The National Highway Development Project (NHDP) was started by the National Highway Authority of India in 1999-2000. Its financial assistance was provided by Central Road Fund, World Bank, Asian Bank and JBIC (Japan). The first phase of this project is known as the Golden Quadrilateral Plan. Phase II(1) of the project is known as the East-West Corridor. Phase II(2) of the project is known as North-South Corridor. In the third phase of the project, 4 lane highways were constructed and in the fourth phase, 2 lane highways were constructed.

In the fifth phase of this project, there is a plan to expand the roadway of the first phase (Golden Quadrilateral Scheme) from 4 to 6 lanes. There is a plan to construct an expressway under its sixth phase. Rajasthan's first six-lane express highway is Jaipur-Kishangarh. Under the seventh phase of this project, ring road, bypass flyover etc. are to be constructed.

Districts falling under planning route

1. Golden Quadrilateral Scheme – Alwar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Dungarpur.
2. East-West Corridor Sirohi, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Kota Bundi and Baran
3. North-South Corridor Dholpur

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Chambal Express project will pass through Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This golden project will connect the Delhi-Kolkata corridor, North-South corridor, East-West corridor and Delhi-Mumbai highway.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Started on 25 December 2000, under this scheme, roads are being developed and constructed in rural areas in the state. From the year 2015-16, 60 percent of the funds in this scheme will be provided by the Central Government and 40 percent by the State Government. Earlier, 100 percent funds were provided by the Central Government.

Chief Minister Road Scheme

This scheme was launched on October 7, 2005. In this scheme, roads will be constructed to connect the main religious and tourist places and a model road will be constructed in every district.

Chetak Project

This is a project of Border Roads Organization (Established 1960, Headquarters New Delhi) to build border roads of strategic importance in the border areas of the country (Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Ganganagar, Barmer).

Missing Link Project

A scheme to complete many missing stretches of roads in the state was started in 2007-08.

green road scheme

Under the Green Road Scheme under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, state and district roads in the state will be widened and trees will be planted on the banks.

Rural Gaurav Path Scheme

Under this scheme started in 2014-15, .5 to 2 km at each Panchayat headquarters. The long road will be constructed in the form of 'Gramin Gaurav Path'.

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Nirbhaya Bus (Mahila Gaurav Express) - To provide safe transportation to women, Union Road Development Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 20 'Nirbhaya Buses' of Rajasthan State Transport Corporation on 25 May 2016.

Rajasthan Public Transport Service - This bus service was launched by the Chief Minister on 13 November 2015.

Bundi Road Transport Tunnel – It is 1.076 km long on NH 52. The longer tunnel was commissioned in August 2015.

Chirwa Ghat Tunnel – This tunnel is built at the foothills of Chirwa Ghat in Udaipur. Which is National Highway No. Located at 58(old number 8).

E-toll - Jaipur Kishangarh Expressway is the first highway in the state where there is e-toll. Through electronic toll collection, tax is deducted just by scanning the tag without stopping at the toll.

National Highway No. 21 (Old 11) connects Rajasthan with Uttar Pradesh.

Keoladeo National Park is situated on National Highway No. 21.

The country's first pollution free tunnel is located on National Highway No. 21 in Jaipur. Its name is Ghat Ki Guni Tunnel.

National Highway No. 168 connects Rajasthan with Gujarat.

The country's largest road tunnel is the Chenani-Nasri Tunnel (Jammu and Kashmir, NH 44).

The longest national highway in India is NH 44 which has been created by combining 7 national highways. It is 3745 km. Is long. From Srinagar to Kanyakumari.

40 percent (576 km) of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (1483 km) project is in Rajasthan.

The prominent Afghan emperor Sher Shah Suri is also known as the road builder. He built the Grand Truck Road from Bengal to Quetta (Pakistan) via Agra and Delhi.

rail transport

Railways has been made a subject of the Union List in the Constitution of India. The responsibility of railway development lies with the Ministry of Railways under the Central Government.

The construction of railways in India started in 1850 during the tenure of the then Viceroy Lord Dalhousie. The first train in the country was run on 22 December 1851 to transport goods for construction work in Roorkee. Officially, on 16 April 1853, the country's first train ran from Bori Bunder (Mumbai) to Thana (33.81 km). This train was pulled by three locomotive engines Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan. This railway was established by the Great-Indian Peninsular Railway Company.

In 1925, on the recommendation of the Attonworth Committee, the railway budget was separated from the general budget. In 2017-18, the Railway Budget was again included in the General Budget.

The oldest running engine in the world is the Fairy Queen. Bharti's first electric train was 'Deccan Queen', which ran between Kalyan and Pune in 1929.

Indian Railways was nationalized in 1951.

At present there are a total of 73 railway divisions in India which work under 17 railway zones. Kolkata Metro received approval for establishment as the 17th railway zone on 29 December 2010. The 17th railway zone was created in Budget 2011-12. Its headquarters is in Kolkata.

South Coast Railway Zone

On 1 June, the new zone of Indian Railways, Southern Coast Railway Zone (SCoR), started functioning. This is the 18th zone of Railways. Its headquarters is in Visakhapatnam. SCoR has been carved out of the existing East Coast Railway and parts of South Central Railway. SCoR consists of 4 divisions- Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal. At present there are 18 railway zones and 73 divisions in India.

The largest zone in India is Northern Railway and the smallest zone is Metro Railway Kolkata. ‘Sivok Rangpo Project’ was launched to connect Sikkim with the rail network.

Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world after America, China and Russia. As of 31 March 2020, the total length of railways in the country is 67,956 km. It was over. Uttar Pradesh has the longest length of railways in India.

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The first Vande Bharat Express started running between Delhi and Varanasi in February this year.

The second Vande Bharat Express started between Delhi and Katra.

New Delhi-Ludhiana Intercity Express has been renamed as Sarbat Da Bhala.

Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express is the country's first corporate train.

With a travel time of 80 hours and 15 minutes and around 55 scheduled stops, Vivek Express covers India's longest train route. It connects Dibrugarh in Assam, north-east India, to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, the southernmost tip of mainland India. It covers a total distance of 4286 km from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. These trains were started to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda to be held in 2013.

John Mathai was the first Railway Minister of independent India.

Now Gappu Bhaiya will tell the railway passengers how to travel safely. To make the common people understand, Railways has launched a cartoon character named Gappu Bhaiya, for which a series of 9 different animation films have been prepared.

Railway armor technology

This is an anti-collision technology. It has been developed indigenously. It is SIL4 certified. This technology will help India achieve its goal of zero accidents. As soon as this technology detects another train in the same track within a certain distance, this technology will stop the train.

This technology uses micro processors, global positioning systems and radio communications. Anti-collision devices are installed in trains. These devices receive input from satellite. They communicate with each other via modem. They apply automatic brakes when they detect another train on the same track.

Railways in Rajasthan

The first railway (meter gauge line) in Rajasthan was run in April 1874 between Agra Fort to Bandikui in the state of Jaipur. A loco factory was established in Ajmer on 11 August 1879, in which the first loco engine was ready in 1895. Before independence, the princely states of Bikaner and Jodhpur first established their private railways.

As of 31 March 2017, the length of railways in Rajasthan is 5894 km. (According to Press Bureau Railway Ministry)

Which is about 8.7 percent of the total railways of India.

Out of which 20 percent i.e. about 1185 km. Is electrified.

The jurisdiction of five railway zones of Indian Railways, Upper (Jaipur), Upper (Delhi), Upper (Mumbai), Upper (Jabalpur) and Upper (Allahabad) falls in Rajasthan.

In which the headquarters of one zone, North Western Railway, is in Rajasthan. And the offices of five divisions are in Rajasthan. North Western Zone was created on June 14, 2002, with its headquarters at Jaipur. It includes four divisions 1. Jaipur, 2. Ajmer, 3. Bikaner, 4. Jodhpur. 5. Kota division of the state comes under the Western-Central Zone whose headquarters is Jabalpur. West Central Railway is the first fully electrified railway zone in the country.

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Trial run of double stacker train was conducted in the Western Freight Corridor. This train will run in Rewari-Mother station (Ajmer) of Rajasthan and Haryana. DFCIL (Dedicated Freight Corporation India Limited) is currently operating freight trains at a speed of 75 kilometers per hour. Now there is a plan to increase the speed of these goods trains to 100 kilometers per hour.

Indian Railways has taken many important steps so far to eliminate the dirt on the railway tracks and keep the platforms clean. The most important step among these is to install bio toilets in the coaches of passenger trains. West Central Railway Zone (PMRE-Headquarters Jabalpur) has won in this work. The zone has completed the work of installing bio toilets in more than 1750 coaches of all the trains of its three railway divisions, Jabalpur, Bhopal and Kota.

Under the Unigauge scheme launched by the Indian Railways in 1992, meter gauge railways in the state are being rapidly converted into barge gauge railways.

Broad Gauge – 4868.06 km (track distance 1.67 m)

Miter Gauge - 915.56 km. (Distance between tracks 1/1.06 m.)

Initially there was meter gauge in Rajasthan.

Narrow Gauge - 86.76 km (distance between tracks .76 m.)

Narrow gauge is only in Dholpur.

Banswara district is not connected by rail line. Once the Dungarpur-Banswara-Ratlam rail line project is completed, it will be connected to the rail line.

**Dungarpur Banswara Ratlam Rail Line Project -**For the construction of this railway route, an MOU was signed between the Railway Board and the State Government in New Delhi on 31 May 2011. The foundation stone of this railway line was laid by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Banswara on 3 June 2011. Its total length is 176.4 km. Is. For the first time in the country, any state government is giving Rs. 1250 crores including land for such a mega railway project.

North-Western Railway's international train service 'Thar Express' runs between Munabao (Barmer) to Khokhrapar (Pakistan). The train going from Jodhpur to Munabao (250 km) is called ‘Link Express’.

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The border of 2 states (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan) passes through Bhawani Mandi railway station (Jhalawar) located on the Delhi-Mumbai railway line. On one side is Madhya Pradesh while on the other side is Rajasthan.

Simco Wagon Factory, Bharatpur

SIMCO was established in the year 1957, which was closed down on November 13, 2000. It was restarted on October 9, 2008. It is called Titgarh Wagons Ltd. The company has started.

Western Railway Regional Training Centre, Udaipur

This center was established on 9 October 1965. This center has India's largest railway model room.

Indian Railway Research and Testing Center

This center was constructed in Pachpadra (Barmer) where high speed trains will be tested.

Asia's largest meter gauge yard - Phulera Junction.

Jaipur Metro Project

The Cabinet constituted Jaipur Metro Corporation on 1 January 2010 for the Jaipur Metro project. The operation of the metro is the responsibility of this company. The official foundation stone of the first phase of Jaipur Metro was laid on 24 February 2011. On June 3, 2015, Jaipur became the sixth city in the country (Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon) to have a metro. In the first phase, metro was inaugurated from Chandpol to Mansarovar. This trek is the first elevated trek in the country and the second in Asia, where there is an elevated road above the ground and a metro rail passing over it. This is the first three deck trek in Asia in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

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Central governmentbyPhase-2 of Jaipur MetroPermission has been granted. itProject Rs 13,037 croreIt will be built at a cost of Rs. 10,000 and will make a major contribution in improving the transportation system of the city. under this scheme41 kilometer long North-South Corridorwill be created, whichPrahladpura to Todi Mod3. 75% funding of material by Central GovernmentTotal 36 metro stationsWill be. this project** Rajasthan Metro Rail Corporation Limited will implement, whichJoint venture of Central and Rajasthan Government**Is. This new metro corridor will connect many major areas of Jaipur, such as:

• Sitapura Industrial Area
• VKIA (Industrial Area)
• Jaipur Airport
• Tonk Road
• SMS Hospital and Stadium
• Ambabadi and Vidyadhar Nagar

Some stations will be built underground in the airport area. This new corridor is already runningMetro Phase-1It will also be connected to metro, which will create a better and connected metro network in the entire city. The government says that thisTarget to complete the project by 2031And it will help in making Jaipur a modern and better city.

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has been declared a World Heritage by UNESCO.

The country's first rail bus 'Ijra' was built in 1939.

The first rail-bus service was started from Merta Road to Merta City, Nagaur (1994).

The Fairy Queen is the oldest currently operating steam engine in the world, built in 1885.

air transport

Airport is a subject of the Union List in the Indian Constitution.

Air transport started in India in 1911. The world's first air mail service was operated between Allahabad and Naini.

In 1932, JRD (Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai) Tata's company made the first flight in the country. This company ran weekly air services from Karachi to Madras. Later this company was acquired by the government (Air India).

Indian National Airways Company was established in 1933. It is the flag-carrying airline of India. Air India started international air services from India for the first time on 8 June 1948. This was the first airline service to Britain.

In 1953 the aeronautical companies were nationalized and placed under two newly created corporations. Aircraft Corporation of India and Air India.

Apart from the interior parts of the country, the Indian Airlines provides its services to the neighboring countries of Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives.

Air India provides services to foreign countries.

1981 Vayudoot Nigam was established as the third corporation for domestic aviation in the country, which was later merged with the Aircraft Corporation of India.

The Airports Authority of India was formed in 1995, managing 127 airports in the country including 15 international airports, 87 domestic airports and 25 civil aircraft terminals.

On 24 August 2007, public sector aviation companies Air India and Aircraft Corporation of India merged. Both the companies are now operating under the name of National Aviation Company of India Limited. The brand name of the company is Air India.

Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. Its symbol is the orange colored Konark Chakra in the flying swan. Its headquarters is in New Delhi and its corporate office is in Mumbai. Its mascot is Maharaja.

The first flying club of Rajasthan was started in 1929 by Maharaja Umed Singh of Jodhpur.

In July 1950, two air services were functioning in Rajasthan, one Air India which was providing its services on Mumbai Ahmedabad Jaipur Delhi route and the other Indian National Airways Company was providing its services to Jaipur and Jodhpur respectively on Delhi Jodhpur Karachi route.

Air transport was nationalized on 1 August 1953.

Airports Authority of India

It was formed on 1 April 1955 by merging the International Airports Authority of India and the National Airports Authority of India.

On 20 December 2006, Civil Aviation Corporation was established in Rajasthan.

To conduct civil aviation activities, Directorate of Civil Aircraft is established under the control of Civil Aviation Department in the state, which was formed on 1 April 2012. Earlier, Civil Aviation Corporation Limited was established in Rajasthan on 20 December 2006. Its purpose is to prepare proposals for commercial use of helicopters and aircraft available with the Government of Rajasthan.

Currently there are 10 main airports in Rajasthan.

1. Sanganer Airport, Jaipur

Air services to Dubai were started from Sanganer Airport on 7 February 2002. Sanganer airport was given the status of international airport by the Central Government on 29 December 2005 (notification February 2006).

2. Maharana Pratap Airport Dabok, Udaipur

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3. Kishangarh Airport, Ajmer

Kishangarh airport has got the international code for operations. It has been named VIKG. International Civil Aviation Organization has given this code. The airport was inaugurated by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on October 11, 2017.

4. Kota Airport, Kota

This airport located in Kota is a domestic airport and direct air service between Jaipur has been started from August 18, 2017. This air service has been started under the agreement between the state government and Supreme Air Lines Company.

5. Ratanada Airport, Jodhpur

It is both a civil and military airport and is operated by the Airports Authority of India and is shared with the Indian Air Force.

6. Jaisalmer Airport, Jaisalmer

It is operated by the Airports Authority of India from the air force base. The Airports Authority of India has built a new terminal here. Services here started from September 2017.

7. Nal Airport, Bikaner

It is operated by the Airports Authority of India from the air force base. This is an underground airport of the Air Force.

8. Phalodi Airport, Jodhpur

This is an Indian Air Force base.

9. Suratgarh Airport, Ganganagar

This is an Indian Air Force base.

10. North Lai Air Force Airport, Barmer

This is an underground military airport.

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First woman from Rajasthan to join Air Force as Flying Officer: Nivedita (Jaipur)

Rajasthan's first female pilot: Namrata Bhatt

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