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The '''Kazipet-Balharshah Railway''' was a section of [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] linking [[Chennai]] directly with [[Delhi]]; the line opened c.1885
The '''Kazipet-Balharshah Railway''', BG, opened in stages 1924-27<ref name=Nizam>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lH0ACAAAQBAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=Jankampet-Bodhan+Railway&source=bl&ots=Zj3t6kA322&sig=vpVhouu3JoxhgbVuK1fT4Rzifog&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e49uVYXeOcLjUaWig4AL&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Jankampet-Bodhan%20Railway&f=false Google Books “The History of Nizam’s Railways System” by Dr. Santosh Jaganath, pages 97-98]; Retrieved  1 Dec 2016</ref>, from Kazipet via Pedipalli, Ramsgundah, Asifahbad Road to Balharshah.  Section of NGSR Guaranteed Railway linking [[Chennai]] directly with [[Delhi]]. Total line length 145 miles (232km) <ref name=scholey>”Indian railways new chronology” by Keith Scholey, May 2015</ref>.  


The completion of this line created the [[Balharshah-Warangal Railway]].
==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  8 Apr 2016</ref>
gives the following:-
*Mss Eur F196/43; "Agent's report on the inspection of the construction of the Kazipet to Balharshah branch line."; 1921.
==Further Information==
==Further Information==
See '''[[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]'''
See '''[[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]'''
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]

Latest revision as of 10:46, 2 December 2016

The Kazipet-Balharshah Railway, BG, opened in stages 1924-27[1], from Kazipet via Pedipalli, Ramsgundah, Asifahbad Road to Balharshah. Section of NGSR Guaranteed Railway linking Chennai directly with Delhi. Total line length 145 miles (232km) [2].

The completion of this line created the Balharshah-Warangal Railway.

Records

An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [3] gives the following:-

  • Mss Eur F196/43; "Agent's report on the inspection of the construction of the Kazipet to Balharshah branch line."; 1921.

Further Information

See Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway

References

  1. Google Books “The History of Nizam’s Railways System” by Dr. Santosh Jaganath, pages 97-98; Retrieved 1 Dec 2016
  2. ”Indian railways new chronology” by Keith Scholey, May 2015
  3. “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 8 Apr 2016