At a glance
- National highway length: on 31 December 2024 only Maharashtra (18,462 km) and Uttar Pradesh (12,123 km) were ahead of Rajasthan (53 highways, 10,733 km by the MoRTH count).
- North Western Railway was set up in 2002 with its headquarters at Jaipur.
- Two expressway sections that pass through Rajasthan were dedicated to the nation in 2023: Delhi–Dausa–Lalsot (Delhi–Mumbai Expressway) on 12 February and the Hanumangarh–Jalore section of Amritsar–Jamnagar at Bikaner on 8 July.
- The Rajasthan State Highways Development Program II was funded by a World Bank (IBRD) loan.
- Bikaner and Jaisalmer (2017) and Kishangarh (2018) are on the Ministry of Civil Aviation's list of airports made operational under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme; AAI dates Kishangarh airport's operation from October 2017.
- Jaipur International Airport has been run under a 50-year public–private partnership lease since 11 October 2021.
Transport at a glance
| Mode | Figure | As on |
|---|---|---|
| Roads | 3,35,306 km in all, of which 10,790 km national highways (the state's count) | 31 March 2025 |
| Railways | 99% of the broad-gauge network electrified | 17 December 2025 |
| Air | 7 operational airports | 31 July 2025 |
Roads
| State highways | 17,316 km |
|---|---|
| Major district roads | 18,234 km |
| Other district roads | 72,822 km |
| Village roads | 2,16,144 km |
| Road density | 97.97 km per 100 sq km |
| Villages connected by road | 39,666 (91.68%) |
All figures above are as on 31 March 2025. Rajasthan State Highways Development Program II (Tranche I), started in October 2019 to upgrade 801 km of state highways in eleven corridors; of its Rs 2,996.70 crore cost, Rs 1,779.43 crore was the loan, which closed in December 2024. The Economic Review 2025-26 reports 13 highways (917 km) in 10 packages completed.
Expressways
| Expressway | Section in Rajasthan | More |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi–Mumbai Expressway | Delhi–Dausa–Lalsot section (246 km, via Sohna in Haryana), the first phase, dedicated on 12 February 2023; by 31 December 2024 the section from Jhalawar (Rajasthan) to the Madhya Pradesh–Gujarat border was also dedicated | 1,386 km through six states (Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra); the first section was to cut Delhi–Jaipur travel from 5 hours to about 3.5 hours |
| Amritsar–Jamnagar Economic Corridor | Over 500 km of six-lane greenfield expressway, from Hanumangarh district to Jalore district | Cost about Rs 11,125 crore; dedicated at Bikaner on 8 July 2023 |
| Ambala–Kotputli corridor | Ends at Kotputli (then Jaipur district, now Kotputli-Behror) | 313 km access-controlled corridor, open to traffic by 31 December 2024 |
Railways
Railway divisions with headquarters in Rajasthan:
| Zone | Headquarters | Divisions |
|---|---|---|
| North Western Railway | Jaipur | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur |
| West Central Railway | Jabalpur | Kota (the other two, Bhopal and Jabalpur, are in Madhya Pradesh) |
- Zone and division boundaries follow operational and administrative needs, not state borders, so one state's lines can fall under more than one zone.
- North Western Railway: 98% of its broad-gauge network electrified (17 December 2025).
Airports
Operational airports on 31 July 2025:
- Bikaner (Nal)
- Jaipur (Jaipur International Airport)
- Jaisalmer
- Jodhpur
- Kishangarh (Ajmer district)
- Kota
- Udaipur (Maharana Pratap Airport, Dabok)
The UDAN regional connectivity scheme was launched on 21 October 2016. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a greenfield airport at Kota–Bundi on 19 August 2025, at an estimated Rs 1,507 crore.
Rajasthan Civil Aviation Policy, 2024, first phase: upgrade the Uttarlai and Udaipur airports, a new airport at Kota with AAI, a cargo complex at Jaipur and a flying training organisation at Jhalawar.
Remember: often mixed up
- Zone and divisionsJaipur is the zone's headquarters and also a division · Ajmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur are the other three · Kota is a division of West Central Railway.
- Kishangarhthe airport is at Kishangarh in Ajmer district · Kishangarh Bas is a different town (Khairthal-Tijara district, then Alwar).
Test yourself: asked in exams
RAS Prelims 2023 · Q53
Which agency is funding upgradation of 801 km of 11 state highways in Rajasthan State Highways Development Program-II project ?
- (1)NABARD
- (2)National Highway Authority of India
- (3)World Bank
- (4)Asian Development Bank
Show answer
✓ (3) World Bank
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