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|route= [[Ahmadabad]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Agra]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Rewari]] to [[Fazilka]] | |||
|gauge1= | |||
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|gauge2= Metre gauge | |||
|gauge2details= 1783 miles (1905)<br>1879 miles (1943) | |||
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|timeline1date= 1873 | |||
|timeline1details= First section open to traffic | |||
|timeline2date= 1877 | |||
|timeline2details= Construction of [[Ajmer]] Workshops begun | |||
|timeline3date= 1895 | |||
|timeline3details= First locomotive built in India at Ajmer Works | |||
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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |||
|stations= [[Agra]], [[Ahmadabad]], [[Ajmer]], [[Delhi]], [[Fazilka]], [[Jaipur]], [[Rewari]], [[Rutlam]] | |||
|system1date= 1873 | |||
|system1details= State agency | |||
|system2date= 1900 | |||
|system2details= [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] | |||
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The '''Rajputana-Malwa State Railway''' (RMSR) was both the first railway in India to be constructed to metre gauge standards, and the first railway to be built and operated under the auspices of the (British) Government of India. | |||
== History == | |||
Originally called the '''Rajputana State Railway''' (RSR), initial construction in 1873 and 1874 was to link [[Delhi]] to [[Agra]] via [[Alwar]] and [[Bandikui]]. In 1875, the line had extended as far as [[Ajmer]] with the aim to reach [[Ahmadabad]] and to connect to the broad gauge of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]. | |||
In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge; in 1882, the RMSR was created and in 1895, the first steam locomotive to be entirely built in India was turned out of Ajmer Works. | |||
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]], becoming the latter's metre gauge section. | |||
== External links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana-Malwa_Railway "Rajputana-Malwa Railway"] ''Wikipedia''. | |||
[http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_marque_raj_railways.htm "Railway Development in Rajputana to 1888"] ''The Kipling Society''. | |||
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[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||