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Abu Road is a city in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India. It lies southeast of Mount Abu and its train station is a stop on the main Indian Railways line between Delhi and Ahmedabad. Mount Abu is 27 km up the hill from Abu Road.
History The old name of Abu Road city is Kharadi. The Rajputana Malwa Railway set up the railway station here on December 30, 1880, and the station was named Abu Road. The road to Mount Abu was built in 1845, during the rule of Maharao Shivsingh of Sirohi. Geography Abu Road is located at [1] near river west banas. It has an average elevation of . The Abu Road city is the biggest city in the Sirohi district. As of the 2001 India census,[2] Abu Road had a population of 47,320. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Abu Road has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 60% of the males and 40% of females are literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Economy RIICO Industrial Area RIICO Industrial Area is spread over an expanse of . The main industries are marble & granite, miniature cement plants, HDPE bags, synthetic yarns, mineral grinding, ABS resin, and insulators. Diesel Shed The railway's diesel shed 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. It was then the largest MG shed of Western Railway with holdings of 112 locomotives. With broad gauge conversion under Project Unigauge, the shed was converted to a BG shed with holdings of 60 locomotives. There are 68 supervisors and 570 workers in the shed. A diesel training centre 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. Places of interest Transport Abu Road lies on the main Ahmedabad-Delhi Railway line with a well-constructed stretch of National Highway 14 between Beawar to Ahmedabad. A medium-sized airstrip is also constructed for small jets and helicopters. The nearest domestic airport is Udaipur which is 135 km away and nearest international airport is Ahmedabad which is 200 km south of the city References See also bn: bpy: it:Abu Road new: no:Abu Road pt:Abu Road ta: vi:Abu Road
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