The railway was managed, stocked and worked by the Jaipur Durbar and trafficked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CIR) for a specified fee.

[1] The mainline, Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur Railway from Sanganer (in the south west suburbs of Jaipur) to Nawai, 32 miles, opened in 1905 and was extended to Sawai Madhopur (to the south-east of Jaipur) in 1907 making total line length of 73 miles[1] The Jaipur–Shekhawati Railway was named on the ceremonial opening of the Jaipur West railway station, 9 November 1916 by the then Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford[2] when the line was further extended to Reengus (to the north-west from Jaipur), making line length of 108 miles (173 km).

Further extensions from Reengus to Sikar and on to Jhunjhunu, a further 71 miles to the north-north-west were authorised/under construction in 1918.

It was again absorbed in BB&CIR and subsequently became a part of the North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways.

[3][4] The railway was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge progressively from 1993 till 2009.