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'''Udaipur-Chitor Railway''' also known as '''Udaipur-Chitorgarh Railway''' and the '''Oodeypore-Chitor Railway''' | '''Udaipur-Chitor Railway''' also known as '''Udaipur-Chitorgarh Railway''' and the '''Oodeypore-Chitor Railway''' | ||
| − | The railway was a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line, sponsored by the | + | The railway was a Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line, sponsored by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mewar State]] Durbar, to link [[Udaipur]] to [[Chitor]] and worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) up to 31 December 1897. With effect from 1st January 1908 the maintenance and working was taken over by the Mewar Durbar. |
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 204]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 204]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 6 January 2016
| Udaipur-Chitor Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Chitor to Udaipur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 67 miles (1905) 146 miles (1943) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1895 | First section opened to traffic | |
| 1899 | Line completed | |
| c 1943 | Renamed Mewar State Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Chitor, Debari, Udaipur | |
| System agency | ||
| Own agency | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Udaipur-Chitor Railway also known as Udaipur-Chitorgarh Railway and the Oodeypore-Chitor Railway
The railway was a Metre Gauge(MG) line, sponsored by the Princely Mewar State Durbar, to link Udaipur to Chitor and worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) up to 31 December 1897. With effect from 1st January 1908 the maintenance and working was taken over by the Mewar Durbar. [1]
Chitor was the connection to the Rajputana-Malwa Railway(RMR), which, in 1900, merged into the BB&CIR
During the Second World War, c.1943 the line became known as the Mewar State Railway.
