Sawai Madhopur Junction railway station
Sawai Madhopur Junction railway station is a prominent railway station located on the New Delhi–Kota section of the New Delhi–Mumbai main line and the Jaipur–Mumbai rail line, under the jurisdiction of the West Central Railway. The station serves as a vital transit point and is well-connected to major cities, including New Delhi, Mumbai Central, Jaipur Junction, Bharatpur, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur Central, Ahmedabad, and Kota Junction. The station serves as an important halt for all trains that are bound for Jaipur, Mumbai & Delhi. Trains that are bound for from Kota side reverse direction here & Trains that are bound for from Agra side stops here.
Administration
This station falling under Kota railway division of West Central Railway zone has been classified under 'A' category.Lines
The main lines passing through Sawai Madhopur are:- Mumbai–New Delhi line via Kota :- Trunk Route 3 of Indian Railways, runs for from New Delhi to Mumbai via Mathura, Bharatpur, Kota, Nagda, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat, Valsad, Vapi & Vasai.
- –Sawai Madhopur line :- Covering and currently under doubling, this line connects Jaipur with many parts of India.
Important Trains
A few Important trains stopping at Sawai Madhopur are:- August Kranti Rajdhani Express
- Golden Temple Mail
- Paschim Express
- Swaraj Express
- Sarvodaya Express
- Ranthambore Express
- Parasnath Express
- Ananya Express
- Ziyarat Express
- Azimabad Express
- Vande Bharat Express
- Awadh Express
- Dwarka Express
- Dayodaya Express
Trains Lost
Before 2007, the Agra - Achhnera - Bharatpur - Bandikui line was Meter Gauge, hence many trains to Jaipur used Sawai Madhopur line. But from 2007, Sawai Madhopur lost many trains which permanently diverted to Agra - Achhnera - Bharatpur - Bandikui line. Notable among these trains are:-- Both pairs of Howrah-Jodhpur Express.
- Both pairs of Bikaner-Guwahati Express.
- Ajmer-Sealdah Express.
- All 3 Marudhar Express
- Ranthambore Express
Further extension
A Final Location Survey for 6.98 km long Sawai Madhopur–bypass line was sanctioned in February 2020 after construction of which trains from can run up to Kota and beyond without loco reversal at Sawai Madhopur. A delay of more than 30 minutes for an engine change at Sawai Madhopur will thus be avoided. The estimated cost of the linking project is Rs 252 crore.The government has approved the construction of a new broad-gauge line between Ajmer and Sawai Madhopur via Tonk in Rajasthan. The total length of the new line will be 165 km. The line is planned to be completed in eight years during the 13th Plan period. It will be an alternate route between Chittaurgarh and Sawai Madhopur on the Delhi–Ahmedabad route.
Luxury tourist trains
Several Luxury trains make a scheduled stop at Sawai Madhopur Junction on their eight-day round trip of tourist destinations.The station got the award for the Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on the occasion of the Union Tourism Ministry's ‘National Tourism Awards for the year 2014-2015’. Earlier, Sawai Madhopur railway station has also been awarded as the ‘First Heritage Railway Station’.