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''Spelling Note – [[Muttra]] has the modern name Mathura which is used in some documents and records.'' | |||
The '''Nagda-Muttra State Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) | The '''Nagda-Muttra State Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) | ||
State railway, forming a branch of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) network from [[Nagda]] to [[Muttra]]; 339 miles(542km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n22/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 13 pdf page 22]; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016</ref> | State railway, forming a branch of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) network from [[Nagda]] to [[Muttra]]; 339 miles(542km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n22/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 13 pdf page 22]; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016</ref> | ||
The line connected to the BB&CIR [[Godhra- | The line connected to the BB&CIR [[Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway]] Section at [[Nagda]] opened 1907-8, running almost due north to [[Kotah]], through Central India and the Rajputana States to [[Muttra]] <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/imotp.1913.17513 “Bridges on the Northern Section of the Nagda-Muttra State Railway“ by John Kerr Robertson, ICE ''Minutes of the Proceedings, Volume 193, Issue 1913, 01 January 1913'' , pages 331 –346; only page 331 available on-line]; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016</ref>. | ||
At [[Muttra]] the line connected to the [[Agra-Delhi Chord Railway]], worked by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) and opened a shorter route between [[Bombay]] and [[Delhi]]. | |||
==Further information == | ==Further information == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:03, 24 December 2017
Spelling Note – Muttra has the modern name Mathura which is used in some documents and records.
The Nagda-Muttra State Railway was a broad gauge(BG) State railway, forming a branch of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) network from Nagda to Muttra; 339 miles(542km) [1]
The line connected to the BB&CIR Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway Section at Nagda opened 1907-8, running almost due north to Kotah, through Central India and the Rajputana States to Muttra [2].
At Muttra the line connected to the Agra-Delhi Chord Railway, worked by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) and opened a shorter route between Bombay and Delhi.
Further information
See page BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked
References
- ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 13 pdf page 22; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016
- ↑ “Bridges on the Northern Section of the Nagda-Muttra State Railway“ by John Kerr Robertson, ICE Minutes of the Proceedings, Volume 193, Issue 1913, 01 January 1913 , pages 331 –346; only page 331 available on-line; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016