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|image= | |image= Mysore State Railway Logo.png | ||
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|route= [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]]<br>[[Bangalore]] to [[Harihar]] | |route= [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]]<br>[[Bangalore]] to [[Harihar]] | ||
|gauge1= Metre gauge | |gauge1= Metre gauge | ||
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* ‘[[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]’, 38 miles(61km) MG from [[Birur]] to [[Shimoga]], a branch line, constructed by Mysore State, opened 1899 <ref name=Adminp88>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n96/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 88 (pdf96) ]; Retrieved 13 Feb 2018</ref>. Worked by SMR until 1907; then M&SMR until 1919; then reverted to MSR. | * ‘[[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]’, 38 miles(61km) MG from [[Birur]] to [[Shimoga]], a branch line, constructed by Mysore State, opened 1899 <ref name=Adminp88>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n96/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 88 (pdf96) ]; Retrieved 13 Feb 2018</ref>. Worked by SMR until 1907; then M&SMR until 1919; then reverted to MSR. | ||
==Second Mysore State Railway== | ==Second Mysore State Railway History== | ||
[[File: Mysore State Railway 1931.png|thumb| Mysore State Railway 1931]] | [[File: Mysore State Railway 1931.png|thumb| Mysore State Railway 1931]] | ||
''This development is clearly seen on the 1931 Map''. | ''This development is clearly seen on the 1931 Map''. | ||
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*Further construction, chiefly between 1921 and 1934, added 105 miles of new track. | *Further construction, chiefly between 1921 and 1934, added 105 miles of new track. | ||
*1938. From 1 January 1938, the lines leased to M&SMR reverted to the control of the State of Mysore, creating a homogenous railway of just under 740 miles. | *1938. From 1 January 1938, the lines leased to M&SMR reverted to the control of the State of Mysore, creating a homogenous railway of just under 740 miles. | ||
*1950, MSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of Southern Railway, one of the then newly formed zones of Indian Railways. | *1950, MSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of '''[[Southern Railway]]''', one of the then newly formed zones of [[Indian Railways]]. | ||
==Lines | == Second Mysore State Railway Lines== | ||
''See separate pages for further information''. | ''See separate pages for further information''. | ||
* ‘[[ | <br>The following Metre Gauge(MG) Lines based on 1937 ‘History of Railways’, listed in chronological order | ||
* ‘[[ | <ref >[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 248, pdf 291]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>:- | ||
* ‘[[ | * ‘[[Mysore-Bangalore Railway]]’, 86 miles(138km) MG from [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]] via Chanapatna, constructed by the Original MSR, opened 1881-82 | ||
* ‘[[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]]’, 16 miles(26km) MG from [[Mysore]] to [[Nanjangud]], a branch line, constructed by the Original MSR , opened 1891 | |||
* ‘[[Mysore-Arsikere Railway]]’, MG railway, opened 1918 | * ‘[[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]’, 38 miles(61km) MG from [[Birur]] to [[Shimoga]], a branch line, constructed by the Original MSR, opened 1899 | ||
* ‘[[Chickjajur-Chitaldrug Railway]]’, MG branch line, opened 1921 | * ‘[[Mysore-Arsikere Railway]]’, 103 miles(166km) MG railway, from [[Mysore]] to [[Arsikere]], opened 1918. | ||
* ‘[[ | * ‘[[Chickjajur-Chitaldrug Railway]]’, 21 miles(34km) MG branch line from [[Chickjajur]] to [[Chitaldrug]], opened 1921. | ||
* ‘[[ | * ‘[[Najangud-Chamrajnagar Railway]]’, 22 miles(37km) MG extension of [[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]] from [[Najangud]] to [[Chamrajnagar]], opened 1926. | ||
* ‘[[Anandapuram-Sagara Railway]]’, MG further extension of [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]] opened 1938. | * ‘[[Shimoga-Anandapuram Railway]]’, 36 miles(58km) MG further extension of [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]] from [[Shimoga]] to [[Anandapuram]], opened 1929-34. | ||
* ‘[[Sagara-Talaguppe Railway]]’, MG further extension of [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]], opened 1940. Worked by MSR. | * ‘[[Anandapuram-Sagara Railway]]’, 16 miles(26km) MG further extension of [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]] from [[Anandapuram]] to [[Sagara]] opened 1938. Sanctioned 1935 “to develop a tract of country rich in forest produce and minerals <ref>[http://hdl.handle.net/10973/18160 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Page 41 pdf 56 Para 40 (i) ]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref> | ||
* ‘[[ | * ‘[[Sagara-Talaguppe Railway]]’, MG further extension to [[Talaguppe]] of the [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]], opened 1940. | ||
===Narrow Gauge (NG) Lines worked by the Second MSR=== | |||
''See separate pages for further information''. | |||
The following are listed as part of the ‘Mysore Railway System’ | |||
* ‘[[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]]’, 2ft (610km) NG Tramway, 27 miles(43km), opened 1915. Worked by MSR <ref>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 254, pdf 297]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. | |||
* ‘[[Kolar District Railway]]’ original section known as the ‘[[Bowringpet-Chikballapur Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm NG railway, 63 miles(101km), owned by [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]], opened 1913-166. Worked by MSR <ref>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf ibid , 31 March 1937 ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 252, pdf 295]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. | |||
* ‘[[Bangalore-Chik Ballapur Light Railway]]’, also known as the ‘[[Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm NG railway, 39 miles(62km), opened 1916-18. Worked by MSR<ref>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf ibid , 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 250, pdf 293]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. | |||
** ‘[[Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned by [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]], opened 1913, and incorporated into the above, worked by MSR | |||
* ‘[[Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway]]’, 2ft (610km) NG Tramway, 9.6 miles(15km), opened 1921. Worked by MSR <ref>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf ibid , 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 255, pdf 298]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. | |||
== Records == | == Records == | ||