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Air Links : Indian Airlines and private air
taxi operators - offer regular fights to New Delhi and Bombay from Rajasthan. In addition
to Jaipur , Jodhpur and Udaipur are also airlinked. Jaisalmer and Kota are likely to be
airlinked soon. Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Kota are Jaisalmer are included in the list of
cities open to private air taxi operations.
The State has an
air cargo complex at Jaipur. A similar facility has been developed at Jodhpur and Udaipur.
Jaipur airport is expected to be developed as an international airport by the end of the
decade.
Rail Links : All major towns and most
district headquarters in the State have rail links for both passenger and goods traffic.
At present, most destinations in the State are served by
metre gauge railway, while the majority of the rail network in North and West India is
broad gauge.
However a major track renewal programme to convert existing
metre gauge routes to broad-gauge is under implementation. This would take the BG network
in Rajasthan upto 55% as against the present 21.5%. Large part of the broad-gauge
conversion work is now complete. Jaipur now had direct broad-gauge connection to Delhi
through Rewari. Jaipur and Sawai-Madhopur have already been linked on Broad-Gauge under
this programme thereby connecting it to Bombay through Kota. Track renewal from
Phulera-Degana -Merta Road -Jodhpur is also complete. Similarly the track from
Kolayat-Lalgarh-Bikaner-Merta is also now on broad-gauge. Alwar-Mathura route is also
converted.
On completion of the work, Jaisalmer would also be brought on
the broad-gauge network. The Marwar-Ahmedabad route will also be broad-gauge thus bringing
Jaipur on the prestigious Delhi-Ahmedabad route.
Roads : The total Road Mileage in
Rajasthan is 2846 km of National Highway and around 58680 km of State Roads and Rural
links roads. Four national highway i.e. No.8 (Delhi-Ahmedabad), No. 11 (Agra-Bikaner)
No.15 (Bhatinda-Kandla) and No.12 (Jaipur-Bhopal) pass through Rajasthan. Roads provide
the most convenient mode of travel between Delhi and various industrial locations in
eastern Rajasthan, most of which are 1-3 hours of comfortable road journey from Delhi.
All district and subdivisional towns have direct bus service
to Jaipur. Jaipur and other major towns are connected to each other and to Delhi and
Ahmedabad (largest city in neighbouring Gujarat) by deluxe bus services.
Goods Transport : Goods are
transported both by road and rail. Rail transport is in the public sector. Rail-freight
rates are generally fixed annually. Truck transport rates are fixed by the truck owners'
unions and are generally not negotiable.
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