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The '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway''' ( | The '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway''' (BB&CIR) was incorporated in 1855 for "the construction and working of a line from Bombay, ''via'' Surat and Baroda, to Ahmedabad - total about 320 miles. Capital 2,300,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 2,000,000''l''. capital and 4½ per cent . on 300,000''l''. debentures." 1 | ||
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Formed in 1855 and began work on track from [[Baroda]] to [[Surat]]. By 1865, the [[Bombay]]-[[Surat]]-[[Baroda]]-[[Ahmedabad]] route was complete; in 1867, the [[Virar]]-Bombay Backbay suburban service commenced with one train in each direction each day. In 1871, trackage was 300. | Formed in 1855 and began work on track from [[Baroda]] to [[Surat]]. By 1865, the [[Bombay]]-[[Surat]]-[[Baroda]]-[[Ahmedabad]] route was complete; in 1867, the [[Virar]]-Bombay Backbay suburban service commenced with one train in each direction each day. In 1871, trackage was 300. | ||
On 31 December 1905, ownership of the | On 31 December 1905, ownership of the BB&CIR passed to the Government of India [[Government of India |GoI]] and a new company formed to manage the BB&CIR under a contract agreed in 1907 and revised in 1913. | ||
Management of the | Management of the BB&CIR passed to the GoI on 1 January 1942. | ||
In 1951, the | In 1951, the BB&CIR (less the Delhi-Rewari-Fazilka and Kanpur-Achnera sections) merged with the Saurashtra, Jaipur State, Jodhpur (Marwar-Phulad section), Rajasthan and Cutch State railways to become the Western Railway, a zone of Indian Railways. | ||
==Branch Lines and extensions== | ==Branch Lines and extensions== | ||
==Railways absorbed into | ==Railways absorbed into BB&CIR== | ||
==Lines worked by BB&CIR at some time== | |||
*[[Baria State Railway]]; opened 1892. Independent Princely State railway; later renamed Baria-Piplod State Railway, worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway]]; opened 1914-15. State line worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Bodeli-Chhota Udaipur Railway]]; opened 1917-18. State lineworked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Broach-Jambusar Railway]]; opened 1914-15 | |||
*[[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]] (GBSR); Narrow Gauge network expanded from 1863 to 1929; initially worked by BB&CIR until 1924 own agency. | |||
*[[Gaekwar's Petlad Railway]]; opened 1890. Initially worked by BB○ later by GBSR | |||
*[[Kosamba-Zankhvav Railway]]; opened 1912. Constructed and worked by GBSR and later BB&CIR | |||
*[[Mehsana-Vadnager Railway]]; opened 1907. Worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Nagda-Mathura(Muttra) Railway]]; opened 1909. State line, worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Nagda-Ujjain Railway]]; opened 1896. State line, worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Palanpur-Deesa Railway]]; opened 1878>. Construction commenced 1878; worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Patri Railway]]; opened 1873. Worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]; In service 1901, worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Petlad-Vaso Railway]]; opened 1914-15. State line, worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Piplod-Devgad-Baria Railway]]; opened c.1892. Independant Princely State Rly; later extended as Baria State Railway(qv), worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Rewari-Ferozepore Railway]] ; Under construction 1882, worked by BB&CIR | |||
*[[Tarapur-Cambay State Railway]]; opened <1908. Branch line worked by BB&CIR | |||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
Unfortunately, there are no | Unfortunately, there are no BB&CIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. | ||
==Stations== | ==Stations== | ||