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=== Rail === [[File:रंगीलो म्हारो देस.jpg|thumb|[[Jaipur Junction railway station|Jaipur Junction Railway Station]]]] [[Jaipur Junction railway station]] was built in 1875 and is situated at the centre of Rajasthan. Serving almost 35,000 passengers daily, Jaipur Junction is the busiest station in Rajasthan. The cornerstone of the existing Jaipur railway station building was laid on 4 May 1956 by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur and construction took three years to complete. The station harnesses solar energy technology to power its operations. Jaipur is the headquarters of [[Jaipur railway division|Jaipur Railway division]] and [[North Western Railway Zone]] of Indian Railways.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Western Railway / Indian Railways Portal |url=https://nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261&cssType=1 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=nwr.indianrailways.gov.in |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506021803/https://nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261&cssType=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jaipur Junction is the busiest station in Rajasthan with more than 45,000 passengers daily.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaipur Junction official website |url=https://www.jaipurjunction.in/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127132953/https://www.jaipurjunction.in/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2020 |access-date=6 May 2023 |work=jaipurjunction.in }}</ref> ;Metro [[File:Jaipur 03-2016 34 Jaipur Metro.jpg|thumb|[[Jaipur Metro]]]] [[Jaipur Metro]] commenced commercial operation on 3 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/2724JMRC%20English.jpg |title=JMRC Notification for commercial operations of metro |publisher=Jaipur Metro |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711050523/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/pdf/2724JMRC%20English.jpg |archive-date=11 July 2015 }}</ref> Construction on the mostly elevated part of the first line, called Phase 1A, comprising 9.63 kilometres (5.98 mi) of route from [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]] to Chandpole Bazaar, started in November 2010, and was completed in 2014. The Jaipur Metro began commercial service between [[Chandpole metro station|Chandpole]] and [[Mansarovar (Jaipur)|Mansarovar]] on 3 June 2015. The Jaipur Metro Rail system is [[Urban rail transit in India#List of systems|India's sixth metro rail system]]. The Jaipur Metro is the first metro in India to run on triple-storey elevated road and metro track. Phase 1-B, from Chandpole to [[Badi Chaupar]], began operation on 23 September 2020. Phase-1A is operational between Mansarovar and Chandpole consisting of nine stations namely Mansarovar, New Aatish Market, Vivek Vihar, Shyam Nagar, Ram Nagar, Civil Line, Railway Station, Sindhi Camp and Chandpole.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Metro%20Stations |title=Metro Stations |publisher=Jaipur Metro Rail |access-date=27 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518183345/https://www.jaipurmetrorail.in/Metro%20Stations |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Phase-1B was constructed with an estimated cost of {{INR}}97.32 billion ($1.74 billion).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/jaipur-metro-rail-project/#:~:text=Jaipur%20Metro%20is%20a%20rapid%20rail%20transit%20system%20under%20development,32bn%20(%241.74bn). |title=Jaipur Metro Rail Project, India |publisher=railway-technology.com/ |access-date=9 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211144903/http://www.cici.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&Itemid=282 |archive-date=11 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> It became operational on 23 September 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashok Gehlot inaugurates Phase I-B of Jaipur Metro |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/ashok-gehlot-inaugurates-phase-i-b-of-jaipur-metro/657038 |access-date=7 May 2022 |work=Times Now |date=23 September 2020 |language=en |archive-date=28 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928043936/https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/ashok-gehlot-inaugurates-phase-i-b-of-jaipur-metro/657038 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="phase1b">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/work-on-metro-1b-to-start-next-year/articleshow/69640673.cms |title=Work on Jaipur Metro 1B to start next year |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=7 January 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128073001/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/work-on-metro-1b-to-start-next-year/articleshow/69640673.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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