Bangalore Harihar Railway: Difference between revisions

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the Bangalore Harihar Railway was originally a famine relief project. The Princely Mysore State Durbar opened the Mysore State Railway(MSR) first from Mysore to Bangalore in 1881, and extended to Gubbi in 1884 and reaching Harihar in 1889. The railway headquarters were at Mysore.

In 1887, in order to eradicate its "famine debt", the State of Mysore leased the MSR to the Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR) for a period of 45 years.

In 1907, the SMR merged with Madras Railway(MR) to become the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway(M&SMR) and they continued to work and manage the railway. l

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-'''Bangalore Harihar Railway'''
+the '''Bangalore Harihar Railway''' was originally a famine relief project. The [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mysore State]] Durbar opened the [[Mysore State Railway]](MSR) first from [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]] in 1881, and extended to [[Gubbi]] in 1884 and reaching [[Harihar]] in 1889. The railway headquarters were at [[Mysore]].
-As a famine relief project, the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mysore State]] Durbar opened the [[Mysore State Railway]](MSR) first from [[Mysore]] to Bangalore in 1881, '''[[Bangalore]]''' to Gubbi in 1884 and Gubbi to '''[[Harihar]]''' in 1889 with headquarters at Mysore.
 In 1887, in order to eradicate its "famine debt", the State of Mysore leased the MSR to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR) for a period of 45 years.
-In 1907, the SMR merged with [[Madras Railway]](MR) to become the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (M&SMR)
+In 1907, the SMR merged with [[Madras Railway]](MR) to become the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) and they continued to work and manage the railway. l
+==Further Information==
+See [[Madras Railway]] and [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]
 [[Category:Railways]]
 [[Category:Indian States Railways]]