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Indian Midland Railway

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** ‘Bhopal-Jhansi Section’ via Bina; 1880, 180 miles(290km)
** ‘Jhansi-Gwallior Section’; 1880, 60 miles(97km)
** ‘Gwallior-Dholpur Section’; 1879-80-81, 40 miles(64km) - originally [[Scindia State Railway]] - ''see Note A''** ‘Dholpur-Agra Cantonment Section’; 1878, 36 miles(58km) - originally [[Scindia State Railway]] - ''see Note A''<blockquote>''Note A:- '' These two sections, described in some documents as the ‘[[Agra-Gwalior Railway]]’, completed 1881; Indian State line, owned by Gwallior Durbar, . This railway was known as [[Scindia State Railway]]’ and was handed over to the IMR under a Contract dated March 1890. <ref> British Library IOR/L/F/8/13 (953) ‘Contract with the Indian Midland Railway Company Limited as to the handing over of the Sindia State Railway’, 18 March 1890</ref></blockquote>* 1886-88 ‘Jhansi- Cawnpore Section’ , was under construction when the IMR was formed. ; from [[Jhansi ]] to [[Cawnpore]], 1886-88, 136 miles(219km); later known as the ‘Cawnpore Branch’- ''see Note B''<blockquote>''Note B:- '' Early records describe part of this as the ‘[[Jhansi-Konch-Kalpi Railway]]’. In fact the line, when constructed, ran from [[Jhansi]] to [[Kalpi]] on onward to [[Cawnpore]]. Konch was only connected in 1903 by the GIPR ‘[[Ait-Kunch Branch Railway]]’. </blockquote>
==Lines worked and developed by IMR==
* ‘[[Jhansi-Manikpore State Railway]]’ ; a further section of the IMR, opened in 1889; amalgamated into GIPR,1900
* ‘[[Bina-Katni Railway]]’ - a further section of the IMR, opened in 1889; amalgamated into GIPR,1900
* ’[[Bina-Goona-Baran Railway]]’ - opened by IMR, 1889, amalgamated into GIPR, 1900
* ‘[[Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway]]’ - line completed 1888 by IMR; amalgamated into GIPR,1900
* ‘[[Bhopal-Ujjain Railway]]’ - opened c.1895, Indian State line worked by IMR; amalgamated into GIPR, 1900
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