Indian Midland Railway: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
PEA-2292 (talk | contribs)
mNo edit summary
PEA-2292 (talk | contribs)
Lines Worked added- links checked
Line 32: Line 32:


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]].
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 ==
== History ==


The IMR had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR).
The IMR had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR).
==Lines worked and developed by IMR==
* '''[[Jhansi-Konch-Kalpi Railway]]'''; the initial section of IMR, opened 1886.
* '''[[Jhansi-Manikpore State Railway]]'''; a further section of the IMR, opened in 1889.
* '''[[Bina-Katni Railway]]''' - a further section of the IMR, opened in 1889.
* '''[[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
==Lines worked by IMR at some time==
* '''[[Bhopal State Railway]]''' - opened 1884, initially worked by IMR as [[Bhopal-Itarsi Railway]](Indian State Section); then by GIPR
* '''[[Ait-Kunch Branch Railway]]''' - opened 189?,Indian State line initially worked by IMR; then by GIPR
* '''[[Bhopal-Ujjain Railway]]''' - opened c.1895, Indian State line worked by IMR; amalgamated into GIPR, 1900
* '''[[Sindia Railway]]''' - worked by Indian Midland, 1890





Revision as of 15:57, 22 November 2015

Indian Midland Railway
[[Image:|150px| ]]
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(GIPR).

Lines worked and developed by IMR

Lines worked by IMR at some time


Records

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