Kuchaman City is a city and a municipality in Nagaur District in the Indian State of Rajasthan. The city has a few Havelis in the Shekhawati style and a fort overlooking city on a Hill top. This fort is about 1100 years old built 9th century AD by Rathore rulers Zalim Singh of the area.Recently the shooting of the movie 'DRONA' starring Abhishek Bachan and Priyanka chopra was done in the fort which will further make this fort a huge tourist attraction.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

How to reach Kuchaman

How To Reach Kuchaman
By Road - Kuchaman is well connected by road from all major places of interest in Rajasthan apart from Delhi & Agra.

By Rail - Connected by rail from Jaipur, Delhi, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Lucknow & Varanasi. Trains arrive/depart from all above cities to the Kuchaman. The Fort is situated 7 kms away from the local railway station - Kuchaman City.

By Air - Nearest airport is Jaipur which is 140 kms. Flights from all major Indian cities & abroad arrives/departs from/to Jaipur.

Means of Transportation

Road Transport
One can travel to the Kuchaman City by the following road transportation,
a) Rajasthan Road Transport Corporation Buses
b) Other private Bus/Taxi Operators.

Indian Railways
One can also travel to the Kuchaman City by means of the Rail Transport. Given below are the details of a few important trains running through the Kuchaman City and nearby Makrana (35 km away).

From
Stoppage at
To
Train Name
E. T. A
Bikaner
Kuchaman
Jaipur
Inter City Express
0930h
Jaipur
Kuchaman
Bikaner
Inter City Express
1720h
Jodhpur
Kuchaman
Kota
Passenger
1310h
Kota
Kuchaman
Jodhpur
Passenger
1430h
Jodhpur
Kuchaman
Varanasi
Marudhar Express
1210h
Varanasi
Kuchaman
Jodhpur
Marudhar Express
1605h
Jodhpur
Kuchaman
Delhi
Mandore Express
2230h
Delhi
Kuchaman
Jodhpur
Mandore Express
0420h
Jodhpur
Kuchaman
Howrah
Howrah Express
2045h
Howrah
Kuchaman
Jodhpur
Howrah Express
0545h
Jodhpur
Makrana
Jaipur
Inter City Express
0840h
Jaipur
Makrana
Jodhpur
Inter City Express
1915h
Ps. Timings subject to change – to be checked with Railway authorities.
In addition to the above trains, a Shadabdi Express also runs between Ajmer and New Delhi. The city of Ajmer is only 105 km away from the Kuchaman Fort. Another terminus for the rail route is Phulera, which is at a distance of 85 km from the Kuchaman Fort.
Air Service
The nearest access point by air is Jaipur that is 140 km away. Though Jodhpur at a distance of 270 km and Udaipur at a distance of 400 km also have airports.

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