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| − | Indian State line, funded by Begum, Nawab of [[Bhopal]] to connect to the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) line at [[Itarsi]]. | + | Indian State line, funded by Begum, Nawab of the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Bhopal State]] to connect [[Bhopal]] to the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) line at [[Itarsi]]. |
Opened 1884 and initially worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR); linked to the ‘British Section’ to form the [[Bhopal-Itarsi Railway]] in 1885 and worked by IMR. | Opened 1884 and initially worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR); linked to the ‘British Section’ to form the [[Bhopal-Itarsi Railway]] in 1885 and worked by IMR. | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 4 January 2016
Bhopal State Railway
Indian State line, funded by Begum, Nawab of the Princely Bhopal State to connect Bhopal to the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) line at Itarsi.
Opened 1884 and initially worked by Indian Midland Railway(IMR); linked to the ‘British Section’ to form the Bhopal-Itarsi Railway in 1885 and worked by IMR.
Amalgamated into the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) in 1900.
External Links
Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 - 1884 http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html
"An account of my life (Gohur-i-ikbal)" by Sultan Jahan Begum, Nawab of Bengal, translated by C. H. Payne, John Murray, London, 1912. Pages 109-117 http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/bhopal-state-railway.html
Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages - Page 334 - Google Books https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=8176258067
