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|timeline1date= 1899 | |timeline1date= 1899 | ||
|timeline1details= First two sections opened to traffic | |timeline1details= First two sections opened to traffic | ||
| − | |timeline2date= | + | |timeline2date= c1944 |
| − | |timeline2details= | + | |timeline2details= Renamed '''Scindia State Railway''' |
|timeline3date= | |timeline3date= | ||
|timeline3details= | |timeline3details= | ||
| − | |timeline4date= | + | |timeline4date= 1950 |
| − | |timeline4details= | + | |timeline4details= Nationalised |
| − | |timeline5date= | + | |timeline5date= 1951 |
| − | |timeline5details= | + | |timeline5details= Merged into [[Central Railway]] (IR zone) |
|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal]] | ||
|stations= [[Bhind]], [[Gwalior]], [[Sabalgarh]], [[Shivpur]], [[Sipri]] | |stations= [[Bhind]], [[Gwalior]], [[Sabalgarh]], [[Shivpur]], [[Sipri]] | ||
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The '''Gwalior Light Railway''' was a series of 2' 0" narrow gauge branchlines, owned by the Indian State of [[Gwalior]] and radiating from that city, worked by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]. | The '''Gwalior Light Railway''' was a series of 2' 0" narrow gauge branchlines, owned by the Indian State of [[Gwalior]] and radiating from that city, worked by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]. | ||
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| + | Renamed '''Scindia State Railway''' about 1944, it was nationalised in 1950 and in 1951, merged with others to form [[Central Railway]], a zone of Indian Railways. | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 15 November 2009
| Gwalior Light Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Gwalior to Bhind Gwalior to Shivpur Gwalior to Sipri | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 0" NG | 183 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1899 | First two sections opened to traffic | |
| c1944 | Renamed Scindia State Railway | |
| 1950 | Nationalised | |
| 1951 | Merged into Central Railway (IR zone) | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Bhind, Gwalior, Sabalgarh, Shivpur, Sipri | |
| System agency | ||
| Indian State line worked by GIPR | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Gwalior Light Railway was a series of 2' 0" narrow gauge branchlines, owned by the Indian State of Gwalior and radiating from that city, worked by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.
Renamed Scindia State Railway about 1944, it was nationalised in 1950 and in 1951, merged with others to form Central Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.
