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The '''Rajputana State Railway''' was formed by the joining of the [[Rajputana - Agra District Railway]] and the [[Rajputana - Delhi District Railway]]. The line was metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and the initial construction started in 1873. [[Delhi]] was linked to [[Agra]] via [[Alwar]] and [[Bandikui]] in 1874. | |||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html] IRFCA - Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)</ref> | |||
In 1875, the line had extended as far as [[Ajmer]] with the aim to reach [[Ahmadabad]] and to connect to the Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR). | |||
In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge. | In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge. | ||
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All these railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) | All these railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) | ||
State Railways; all worked by BB&CIR. | State Railways; all worked by BB&CIR. | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 2 December 2015
Rajputana State Railway(RSR)
History
The Rajputana State Railway was formed by the joining of the Rajputana - Agra District Railway and the Rajputana - Delhi District Railway. The line was metre gauge(MG) and the initial construction started in 1873. Delhi was linked to Agra via Alwar and Bandikui in 1874. [1]
In 1875, the line had extended as far as Ajmer with the aim to reach Ahmadabad and to connect to the Broad Gauge (BG) of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge.
In 1881-82, the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:-
- Rajputana State Railway (RSR)
- Holkar State Railway, which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876.
- Scindia-Neemuch Railway from Indore to Nimach, including a branch line from Indore to Ujjain opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80
- Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway, Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881
- Western Rajputana State Railway, known to have existed but no information found.
All these railways were worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) State Railways; all worked by BB&CIR.