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==BG Lines - owned and operated by BB&CIR==
1918 Total - 997 miles(1604km)
*'''[[Bombay-Ahmadabad BB&CIR Main Line]]'''; BG line, first section opened 1860, completed 1865 linking [[Bombay]] via [[Surat]] and [[Baroda]] to [[Ahmedabad]], 310 miles(496km); with southerly suburban service extension reaching Bombay Backbay(Colaba) in 1870 and a northerly extension in 1871 to [[Viramgam]], giving a total of 250 miles(560km). Page 13 (pdf 22)**'''[[Godhra Branch Line]]'''; BG line from [[Ananred]] 1874, reaching [[Godhra]] 1882, 49 miles(79km). Page 13 (pdf 22)
**'''Patri Branch Line''', also described as the [[Patri Railway ]]; BG line opened 1873, 22 miles(35km) from [[Kharaghoda]] to [[Viramgam]]. Page 13 (pdf 22)
**'''[[Godhra-Baroda ChordRailway]]'''; BG line opened 1908, 43 miles(68km) from [[Godhra]] to [[Baroda]]. Page 13 (pdf 22)*'''[[Godhra-Rutlam-Nagda Railway ]] SectionRailway'''; BG line from [[Godhra]] to [[Rutlam]] 1894 and [[Ratlam-Nagda Railway]] extension to [[Nagda]] 1896; 141 miles(226km). Page 13 (pdf 22)
**'''[[Nagda-Muttra State Railway]] Section''' BG line from [[Nagda]] 1907, to [[Muttra]] 1909; 339 miles(542km). Page 13 (pdf 22)
**'''[[Agra BG -Bayana Branch Line]]'''; BG line opened 1913 from [[Bayana]] to [[Agra]], 51 miles(81km)). Page 13 (pdf 22)
==BG Lines - managed, worked and maintained by BB&CIR==
==MG Lines - owned and operated by BB&CIR==
1918 Total - 1822 miles(2931km). Page 23 (pdf 32)
*'''[[Delhi-Ahmedabad BB&CIR Main Line]]'''; MG line, first section, originally named the [[Rajputana State Railway]] opened 1873 from [[Delhi]] reaching [[Ahmedabad]] in 1879, 579 miles(926km); merged to form [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]] in 1882; becoming in 1900 the MG Ratlam Division of BB○ a further short link to the [[Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway]] was added in 1908. Page 22 (pdf 31)**'''[[Viramgam-Wadhwan Branch Line]]'''; MG line 39 miles(62km) from [[Viramgam]] to [[Wadhwan]]; first opened as BG in 1872 and converted to MG in 1902. Page 22 (pdf 31)**'''[[Farukhudgar Salt Branch Line]]'''; MG line 7.6 miles(11km). Page 22 (pdf 31)**'''[[Agra MG -Bandikui Branch Line]]'''; MG line 94 miles(150km) from [[Bandikui]] to [[Agra]] Fort; opened 1873-4 and extended to Jamina River, East Bank in 1876. Page 22 (pdf 31) **'''[[Sambhar Lake Salt Branch Line]]''' with extensions; MG line, first section opened 1875 with extension to Japog, Jhowra and Kankaroola; finally 33 miles(53km) in 1891. Page 22 (pdf 31)*'''[[Malwa Section BB&CIR Main Line]]'''; MG line, first section, originally named the [[Holkar State Railway]] opened 1874 from [[Khanwa]] to [[Sanawad]]; linking to the [[Scindia-Neemuch Railway]] from [[Indore]] reaching [[Neemuch]] in 1880; linking to the [[Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway]] reaching [[Nasirababad]] in 1881 joining to the Nasirabad-Ajmer section that had opened in 1876; total length 392 miles(627km; all these railways merged to form [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway ]] in 1882; becoming in 1900 the MG Ratlam Division of BB&CIR. Page 22 (pdf 31)**'''[[Ujjain Branch Line]]'''; MG line, first section 12 miles(19km) opened 1876 from [[Fatehabad]] to [[Ujjain]] crossing Sipra River to Ujjain City in 1884. Page 22 (pdf 31)*'''[[Cawnpore-Achnera BB&CIR Main Line]]'''; MG line, first section opened 1875 from [[Muttra]] as the [[Mathura-Hathras Provincial Railway]]; extended linking to [[Cawnpore]] by 1884 with connection to [[Achnera]] and other minor branches giving total 254 miles(406km) . Page 22 (pdf 31)*'''[[Rewari-Bhatinda-Fazilka Railway]] Section'''; MG line 262 miles(419km) from [[Rewari]] to [[Fazilka]], which included the greater part of the [[Rewari-Ferozepore Railway]], opened 1883-5. The Page 22 (pdf 31)**'''[[Rewari-Phulera Chord ]]''' 133 miles opened 1905. Page 22 (pdf 31)
==MG Lines - managed, worked and maintained by BB&CIR==
*'''[[Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway]]'''; owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]; MG line 21 miles(34km) opened 1887 from [[Mehsana]] to [[Vadnagar]]; progressively expanded from 1888 through to 1921 to a total of 193 miles(309km); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 27-29 (pdf 36-38) and from 1921 by GBSR
*'''[[Jaipur State Railway]]'''; owned by Jaipur Durbar; MG line 73 miles(117km) from [[Jaipur]] to [[Sawai Madhopu]] 1905-7 ; further extended from 1916 to a planned 179 miles(286km);and [[Jaipur]] to [[Shaikhawati]], 1916; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 29-30 (pdf 38-39)
*'''[[Palanpur-Deesa Railway]]'''; jointly owned by the Palanpur Durbar and [[Government of India]](GoI); MG line 17 miles(27km) opened 1893 from [[Palanpur]] to Docan; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 31-32 (pdf 40-41)
*'''[[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]'''; owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]; MG line of 41 miles(65km) opened 1902-3 from [[Vijapur]] to [[Kadi]] and extended by a further 5 miles(8km) in 1912 with approval in 1916 for a further 21 miles(34km); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 32-33 (pdf 41-42)
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