Agra-Delhi Chord Railway

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Agra-Delhi Chord Railway
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Line of route
Agra to Delhi
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 120 miles (1905)
Timeline
1904 Line opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Agra, Delhi
System agency
1904 State line worked by GIPR
How to interpret this infobox

The Agra-Delhi Chord Railway was a broad gauge(BG) line built to provide extra track capacity between Agra and Delhi. The line was worked by Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR). [1]

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

This railway was one of the State Railways and the following IOR records are held. [2]

  • L/F/8/1-20 : "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"
  • Z/L/F/8/1-2 : "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK 1855-1946"

References