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It  was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway|Rajputan - Delhi Railway]]. It later became part of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<ref>[http://vyangduniya.blogspot.com/2012/06/romance-of-railway-bandikui.html The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui]</ref>
It  was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway|Rajputan - Delhi Railway]]. It later became part of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<ref>[http://vyangduniya.blogspot.com/2012/06/romance-of-railway-bandikui.html The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui]</ref>


There was a “beautiful railway colony with well kept bungalows, gardens & well trimmed hedges”, and a Railway Institute.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201101235054/http://chrisrose05.blogspot.com./2013_01_01_archive.html "Days of the Raj"] by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013, archived.</ref> Bandikui was one of those railway colonies  on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway  whose Railway Institute dances  were so well regarded that people  would travel  for up to six hours by train to attend.<ref>[https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/the-anglo-indian-legacy-saga-106491.html  "The Anglo-Indian legacy saga"] by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 ''The Statesman'' </ref>
There was a “beautiful railway colony with well kept bungalows, gardens & well trimmed hedges”, and a Railway Institute.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201101235054/http://chrisrose05.blogspot.com./2013_01_01_archive.html "Days of the Raj"] by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013, archived.</ref> Bandikui was one of those railway colonies  on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway  whose Railway Institute dances  were so well regarded that people  would travel  for up to six hours by train to attend.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201101231007/https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/the-anglo-indian-legacy-saga-106491.html  "The Anglo-Indian legacy saga"] by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 ''The Statesman'', now archived. </ref>


In 1901, one of the companies of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment]] was located at Bandikui.
In 1901, one of the companies of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment]] was located at Bandikui.

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Bandikui
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Place Name: Bandikui
State/Province: Rajasthan
Country: India
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Bandikui is situated 187km north west of Delhi. It was located in Alwar State, now Rajasthan.

It was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the Rajputan - Delhi Railway. It later became part of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway[1]

There was a “beautiful railway colony with well kept bungalows, gardens & well trimmed hedges”, and a Railway Institute.[2] Bandikui was one of those railway colonies on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway whose Railway Institute dances were so well regarded that people would travel for up to six hours by train to attend.[3]

In 1901, one of the companies of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment was located at Bandikui.

Spelling variants

Bandikui, Bandiqui

Churches

St Francis Roman Catholic Church, located near the railway station.[4]. There was also a Protestant Church.

External links

St Francis Church 1886 Bandikui Documentary.
In 2013 it was announced that this church would be restored[5] but nothing appears to have eventuated.
  • Diocese of Jaipur St Francis of Assisi Church Bandikui is one of the parishes of the Roman Catholic Jaipur Diocese (Alwar Deanery)
  • Diocese of Rajasthan (Scroll down) Church of North India

Historical books online

  • Alwar State Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5, page 254.

References

  1. The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui
  2. "Days of the Raj" by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013, archived.
  3. "The Anglo-Indian legacy saga" by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 The Statesman, now archived.
  4. Bandikui, now archived.
  5. "Govt to restore two churches in Rajasthan" Dec 7, 2013 Times of India.