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The '''Indian Midland Railway''' (IMR) was a state agency formed in 1885 to undertake the running of the line built between Bhopal, Gwalior and Cawnpore.
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|route= [[Bhopal]] to [[Cawnpore]]<br>[[Bina]] to [[Katni]]<br>[[Jhansi]] to [[Agra]]<br>[[Jhansi]] to [[Manikpur]]<br>[[Ait]] to [[Kunch]] (branch)
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|gauge1= Broad gauge
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|gauge1details= 807 miles
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|timeline1date= 1885
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|timeline1details= Company formed
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|timeline2date= 1889
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|timeline2details= Lines from Jhansi to Gwalior, Kanpur, Manikpur, and Bhopal opened for traffic
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|presidency= [[Bengal]]
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|stations= [[Agra]], [[Banda]], [[Bhopal]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Dholpur]], [[Jhansi]], [[Saugor]]
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|system1details= State line worked by [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway|GIPR]]
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The '''Indian Midland Railway''' (IMR) was a state agency formed in 1885 to undertake the working of several existing broad gauge branch lines, and the construction and working of further broad gauge lines centred on [[Jhansi]].
  
== Characteristics ==
 
  
The IMR had a comparatively brief existence before being absorbed by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] and the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]].
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== History ==
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The IMR had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].
  
  

Revision as of 00:24, 3 January 2009

Indian Midland Railway
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Line of route
Bhopal to Cawnpore
Bina to Katni
Jhansi to Agra
Jhansi to Manikpur
Ait to Kunch (branch)
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 807 miles
Timeline
1885 Company formed
1889 Lines from Jhansi to Gwalior, Kanpur, Manikpur, and Bhopal opened for traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Agra, Banda, Bhopal, Cawnpore, Dholpur, Jhansi, Saugor
System agency
State line worked by GIPR
How to interpret this infobox

The Indian Midland Railway (IMR) was a state agency formed in 1885 to undertake the working of several existing broad gauge branch lines, and the construction and working of further broad gauge lines centred on Jhansi.


History

The IMR had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.


Records

Unfortunately, there are no IMR Staff appointments held in the India Office Records at the British Library.