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<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n212/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 204]; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016</ref>
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n212/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 204]; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016</ref>


[[Chitor]] was the connection to the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]](RMR), which, in  1900, merged into the BB&CIR
[[Chitor]] was the connection to the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]](RMSR), which, in  1900, merged into the BB&CIR


==Udaipur-Chitorgarh Railway Lines==
*Running Powers <ref name=Hist1937>[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  301 pdf 344]; Retrieved 30 Jul 2020</ref>
**Chitorgarh Station to Barach, 1.42 miles(2.3km) on the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway|BB&CIR Metre Gauge]]
**Phulad Section, 0.20 miles (0.3km) on the [[Jodhpur Railway|  ‘Jodhpur Railway Metre Gauge’]]
*Progress in Opening<ref name=Hist1937/>
** ‘Barach to Debari near Udaipur Section’, 60 miles(97km), opened 1895
** ‘Chitorgarh Station’, separate station, ½ mile(0.8km), opened 1898
** ‘Debari to Udaipur Extension’, 6½ miles(8km), opened 1899
** ‘Mavli Juction to Kankroli Section’, 18 miles(29km), opened 1930 § Note
** ‘Kankroli to Khambli Ghat Section’, 47 miles(76km), opened 1932 § Note
** ‘Khambli Ghat to Phulad Junction Section’, 13 miles(21km), opened 1936 § Note
<blockquote>§ ''Note these lines are not shown on the 1909 map''</blockquote>
The ‘Mavli-Nathdwara Branch Railway’ was proposed in 1906, a 14¾ mile(24km) branch line  from Mavli Station to the pilgrimage site of Nathdwara <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#page/n0/mode/2up Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906 page 48]; Retrieved 5 Aug 2020</ref>. ''There is no record that this line was constructed ''
The “Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 and the total line lengths  starting at 67 miles (108km) up to 1929-30 up to completion of 146 miles(235km) in 1935-36 <ref name=Hist1937/>
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
==Later Development==
During the Second World War, c.1943 the line became known as the '''Mewar State Railway'''.
During the Second World War, c.1943 the line became known as the '''Mewar State Railway'''.



Latest revision as of 16:22, 5 August 2020

Udaipur-Chitor Railway
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Line of route
Chitor to Udaipur
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 67 miles (1905)
146 miles (1943)
Timeline
1895 First section opened to traffic
1899 Line completed
c 1943 Renamed Mewar State Railway
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Chitor, Debari, Udaipur
System agency
Own agency
How to interpret this infobox
Udaipur-Chitor Railway Map 1909

Udaipur-Chitor Railway also known as Udaipur-Chitorgarh Railway and the Oodeypore-Chitor Railway

The railway was a Metre Gauge(MG) line, sponsored by the Princely Mewar State Durbar, to link Udaipur to Chitor and worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) up to 31 December 1897. With effect from 1st January 1908 the maintenance and working was taken over by the Mewar Durbar. [1]

Chitor was the connection to the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway(RMSR), which, in 1900, merged into the BB&CIR

Udaipur-Chitorgarh Railway Lines

  • Running Powers [2]
  • Progress in Opening[2]
    • ‘Barach to Debari near Udaipur Section’, 60 miles(97km), opened 1895
    • ‘Chitorgarh Station’, separate station, ½ mile(0.8km), opened 1898
    • ‘Debari to Udaipur Extension’, 6½ miles(8km), opened 1899
    • ‘Mavli Juction to Kankroli Section’, 18 miles(29km), opened 1930 § Note
    • ‘Kankroli to Khambli Ghat Section’, 47 miles(76km), opened 1932 § Note
    • ‘Khambli Ghat to Phulad Junction Section’, 13 miles(21km), opened 1936 § Note

§ Note these lines are not shown on the 1909 map

The ‘Mavli-Nathdwara Branch Railway’ was proposed in 1906, a 14¾ mile(24km) branch line from Mavli Station to the pilgrimage site of Nathdwara [3]. There is no record that this line was constructed

The “Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 and the total line lengths starting at 67 miles (108km) up to 1929-30 up to completion of 146 miles(235km) in 1935-36 [2]

Classification

Indian Railway Classification of 1926 - Class III railway system.

Later Development

During the Second World War, c.1943 the line became known as the Mewar State Railway.

Historical books online

References