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|route= [[Ahmadabad]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Agra]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Rewari]] to [[Fazilka]] | |route= [[Ahmadabad]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Agra]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Agra]] to [[Cawnpore]]<br>[[Ajmer]] to [[Khandwa]]<br>[[Rewari]] to [[Fazilka]] | ||
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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal]] | ||
|stations= [[Agra]], [[Ahmadabad]], [[Ajmer]], [[Delhi]], [[Fazilka]], [[Jaipur]], [[Rewari]], [[Rutlam]] | |stations= [[Agra]], [[Ahmadabad]], [[Ajmer]], [[Bareilly]], [[Bhatinda]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Delhi]], [[Fazilka]], [[Indore]], [[Jaipur]], [[Khandwa]], [[Rewari]], [[Rutlam]] | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana-Malwa_Railway "Rajputana-Malwa Railway"] ''Wikipedia''. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana-Malwa_Railway "Rajputana-Malwa Railway"] ''Wikipedia''. | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Railway_%28India%29 "Western Railway (India)"] ''Wikipedia''. | |||
[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html "Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears: Col F S Stanton"] ''The Indian Railways Fan Club''. | |||
[http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_marque_raj_railways.htm "Railway Development in Rajputana to 1888"] ''The Kipling Society''. | [http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_marque_raj_railways.htm "Railway Development in Rajputana to 1888"] ''The Kipling Society''. | ||
Revision as of 08:21, 10 February 2009
| Rajputana-Malwa State Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Ahmadabad to Delhi Agra to Delhi Agra to Cawnpore Ajmer to Khandwa Rewari to Fazilka | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 1783 miles (1905) 1879 miles (1943) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1873 | First section open to traffic | |
| 1877 | Construction of Ajmer Workshops begun | |
| 1895 | First locomotive built in India at Ajmer Works | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Agra, Ahmadabad, Ajmer, Bareilly, Bhatinda, Cawnpore, Delhi, Fazilka, Indore, Jaipur, Khandwa, Rewari, Rutlam | |
| System agency | ||
| 1873 | State agency | |
| 1900 | Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was both the first railway in India to be constructed to metre gauge standards, and the first railway to be built and operated under the auspices of the (British) Government of India.
History
Originally called the Rajputana State Railway (RSR), initial construction in 1873 and 1874 was to link Delhi to Agra via Alwar and Bandikui. In 1875, the line had extended as far as Ajmer with the aim to reach Ahmadabad and to connect to the broad gauge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.
In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge; in 1882, the RMSR was created and in 1895, the first steam locomotive to be entirely built in India was turned out of Ajmer Works.
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, becoming the latter's metre gauge section.
External links
"Rajputana-Malwa Railway" Wikipedia.
"Western Railway (India)" Wikipedia.
"Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears: Col F S Stanton" The Indian Railways Fan Club.
"Railway Development in Rajputana to 1888" The Kipling Society.