Abu Road railway station is at an elevation of 262.430 metres (860.99 ft) and is assigned the code – ABR.[1]
History
Rajputana State Railway opened the Delhi–Bandikui 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge line in 1874, extended it to Ajmer in 1875 and to Ahmedabad in 1881.[2] The Delhi–Ajmer metre-gauge line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1994. The Ahmedabad–Ajmer sector was fully converted to broad gauge in 1997 – parts of it were converted earlier.[3]
The Diesel Loco Shed, Abu Road located here provides employment to a large number of people and holds an important place in town's economy. The Diesel Shed at Abu Road was commissioned by Indian Railways as a metre-gauge shed on 26 October 1966.[4] It was then the largest MG shed of Western Railway with holdings of 112 locomotives. With broad gauge conversion, the shed was converted to a BG shed with holdings of 60 locomotives. There are 68 supervisors and 570 workers in the shed.[citation needed]. It is only Diesel shed in Ajmer division and 2nd in North Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
A diesel training center is located at the shed that conducts promotional, refresher and special courses for locomotive running staff as well as formal training of shed maintenance staff.
