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the The '''Bangalore Harihar Railway''' was a section of the [[Mysore State Railway]](MSR) The railway opened originally as a famine relief project. The [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mysore State]] Durbar opened the [[Mysore State Railway]](MSR) first from [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]] in 1881, and extended to [[Gubbi]] in 1884 and reaching [[Harihar]] in 1889. The railway headquarters were was at [[Mysore]].
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In 1887, in order to eradicate its "famine debt", the State of Mysore leased the MSR to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR) for a period of 45 years.
In 1907, the SMR merged with [[Madras Railway]](MR) to become the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) and they continued to work and manage the railway. l
==Records==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 1 Apr 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*R/2/Box4/35 File 479B 1888 Mysore Govt. cede jurisdiction over the Bangalore - Hindupur & the Bangalore - Harihar railway lines. Question of jurisdiction over the Kolar Gold Fields Railway”; 1893-94
''This record has not been examined and may provide further information to add to the above.''
==Further Information==
See [[Madras Railway]] and [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
