Delhi-Ahmedabad BB&CIR Main Line: Difference between revisions

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Delhi-Ahmedabad BB&CIR Main Line

Metre gauge(MG) line, the first section, originally named the Rajputana State Railway opened 1873 from Delhi reaching Ahmedabad in 1879, 579 miles(926km); merged to form Rajputana-Malwa State Railway in 1882^[1].

Becoming in 1900 the MG Main Line of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR); a further short link to the Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway was added in 1908. ^[1].

Finally, after further expansion, became named the 'Ratlam Division of BB&CIR' which operated the MG network of BB&CIR

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 '''Delhi-Ahmedabad BB&CIR Main Line'''
-Metre gauge([[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line, the first section, originally named the [[Rajputana State Railway]] opened 1873 from [[Delhi]] reaching [[Ahmedabad]] in 1879, 579 miles(926km); merged to form [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]] in 1882<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n21/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Page 13 (pdf 21) ]; Retrieved  4 Nov 2016</ref>.
+Metre gauge([[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line, the first section, originally named the [[Rajputana State Railway]] opened 1873 from [[Delhi]] reaching [[Ahmedabad]] in 1879, 579 miles(926km); merged to form [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]] in 1882<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n30/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Page 22 (pdf 30) ]; Retrieved  4 Nov 2016</ref>.
 Becoming in 1900 the MG Main Line of [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR); a further short link to the [[Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway]] was added in 1908.