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The '''Agra-Gwalior Railway''' prior to opening in 1899 was renamed the '''[[Gwalior Light Railway]]'''(GLR) and developed a series of 2' 0" Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchlines, owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Gwalior State]] and radiating from the city of [[Gwalior]], worked by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR)
The '''Agra-Gwalior Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line from  [[Gwalior]] to [[Agra]] and completed in 1881.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n250/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 242]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>; renamed [[Scindia State Railway]], 1944.
 
The [[Agra]] Cantonment to [[Dholpur]] section was opened in 1878; the [[Gwalior]] to Hetampur section, 1879; the final section [[Dholpur]] to Hetampur, 1881.Total line length 76 miles(122km) <ref name =AdminGIPR>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n73/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 65 (pdf73)]; Retrieved 15 Dec 2016</ref>.
 
The railway, owned by [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Gwalior State]] Durbar, appears to have been worked independently until 1885 when the [[Indian Midland Railway]] (IMR), a state agency, was  formed to undertake the working of several existing broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) branch lines.
 
The IMR worked this line for a short time until amalgamated into the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]])  becoming part of the ‘Midland Section GIPR Mainline’<ref name =AdminGIPR/>
 
The 1918 Administation Report <ref name =AdminGIPR/>  describes this section of the GIPR being  owned by  '''[[Scindia State Railway]]'''


==Further Information==
==Further Information==
See '''[[Gwalior Light Railway]]'''(GLR)
From 1885 to 1900 see '''[[Indian Midland Railway]]'''
 
From 1900 onwards see ''' [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'''
 
Also see '''[[Scindia State Railway]]''' for further clarification


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 06:12, 17 December 2016

The Agra-Gwalior Railway was a broad gauge(BG) line from Gwalior to Agra and completed in 1881.

The Agra Cantonment to Dholpur section was opened in 1878; the Gwalior to Hetampur section, 1879; the final section Dholpur to Hetampur, 1881.Total line length 76 miles(122km) [1].

The railway, owned by Princely Gwalior State Durbar, appears to have been worked independently until 1885 when the Indian Midland Railway (IMR), a state agency, was formed to undertake the working of several existing broad gauge(BG) branch lines.

The IMR worked this line for a short time until amalgamated into the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) broad gauge(BG) becoming part of the ‘Midland Section GIPR Mainline’[1]

The 1918 Administation Report [1] describes this section of the GIPR being owned by Scindia State Railway

Further Information

From 1885 to 1900 see Indian Midland Railway

From 1900 onwards see Great Indian Peninsula Railway

Also see Scindia State Railway for further clarification

References