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The '''Jind-Panipat Railway''' (JPR) was a short broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Jind State]] Durbar which connected [[Jind]], a station on the [[Southern Punjab Railway]] line from [[Delhi]] to [[Bhatinda]], with [[Panipat]], a station on the [[East Indian Railway]] route from Delhi north to [[Amballa]] and [[Kalka]].
The '''Jind-Panipat Railway''' (JPR) was a 41 mile(66km) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line which connected [[Jind]], a station on the [[Southern Punjab Railway]] line from [[Delhi]] to [[Bhatinda]], with [[Panipat]], a station on the [[East Indian Railway]] route from Delhi north to [[Amballa]] and [[Kalka]]. The line opened in November 1916 and comprised two sections:-
* ‘[[Jind-Panipat Railway|'''Jind-Panipat Railway - British Section''']]; BG, opened in 1916 as a 15 mile(24km) section of the ‘[[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway]]’  from Panipat Junction to  “2¾ miles from Madhuka” . The line connected to the  ‘Jind-Panipat Railway - Indian State  Section’, 26 miles(41km). Both sections funded by Jind State Durbar.  The entire railway was originally worked by the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) as part of the ‘EIR System’ <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n69/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 61 pdf 69]; Retrieved 17 Sept 2020</ref>.  The line was constructed by the [[Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway| ‘ Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway Company’]] from funds supplied by the Jind Durbar. The Company was taken over by the [[Government of India ]]([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1925 and the working transferred to the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) on 1 Apr 1926 <ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page  162, pdf  201]; Retrieved  17 Sept 2020</ref>.


The JPR opened in 1916 as part of the Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway and originally worked by the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) and was still so in 1918.
* ‘[[Jind-Panipat Railway|'''Jind-Panipat Railway - Indian State  Section''']], earlier named the ‘Native State Section’ <ref name=Admin/>, BG, 26 miles(41km) from Jind City to “2¾ miles from Madhuka” where it connected to the ‘Jind-Panipat Railway - British Section’ 15 mile(24km). Both sections  opened 1916 funded by Jind State Durbar. Originally worked by [[EIR]] , then from 1 Apr 1926 by NWR <ref name=Hist/>.
<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 61]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>


There is a report (unconfirmed) that the line was later apparently worked by the [[North Western Railway]].
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File  #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” -  available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
 
An on-line search of the IOR records 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  24 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/8/20/1730 '''  “Jind-Panipat Railway, Contracts and agreements relating to Jind-Panipat Railway: Indenture and agreement for construction and working of the railway; 1924”


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 08:49, 17 September 2020

Jind-Panipat Railway
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Line of route
Jind to Panipat
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 26 miles (1944)
Timeline
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Jind, Panipa
System agency
East Indian Railway
North Western Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Jind-Panipat Railway (JPR) was a 41 mile(66km) broad gauge(BG) line which connected Jind, a station on the Southern Punjab Railway line from Delhi to Bhatinda, with Panipat, a station on the East Indian Railway route from Delhi north to Amballa and Kalka. The line opened in November 1916 and comprised two sections:-

  • Jind-Panipat Railway - Indian State Section, earlier named the ‘Native State Section’ [1], BG, 26 miles(41km) from Jind City to “2¾ miles from Madhuka” where it connected to the ‘Jind-Panipat Railway - British Section’ 15 mile(24km). Both sections opened 1916 funded by Jind State Durbar. Originally worked by EIR , then from 1 Apr 1926 by NWR [2].

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [3] gives the following: -

  • L/F/8/20/1730 “Jind-Panipat Railway, Contracts and agreements relating to Jind-Panipat Railway: Indenture and agreement for construction and working of the railway; 1924”

References