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| − | The [[Jaipur State Railway]] was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway constructed by the [[Jaipur]] Durbar and owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Jaipur State]] | + | The [[Jaipur State Railway]] was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway constructed by the [[Jaipur]] Durbar and owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Jaipur|Jaipur State]] |
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Revision as of 16:55, 7 January 2016
The Jaipur State Railway was a metre gauge(MG) railway constructed by the Jaipur Durbar and owned by the Princely Jaipur State
It consisted of two branch lines -
- Jaipur-Sawai Madhopu Railway, opened in 1907
- Jaipur-Shaikhawati Railway, opened in 1916
Both branches were worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) until 1936 when the Jaipur Durbar took the Jaipur State Railway under its own management. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 29; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015
- ↑ IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900 - 1947)"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Opening of Jaipur Shaikawati Railway. Nov 9th 1916 Photo 448/10(5) to(17)"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17" page 13; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ Google Books "The Cat and the Lion: Jaipur State in the British Raj" by Robert W. Stern – page 251; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ "History of NWR - North Western Railway / Indian Railways"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
