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The [[Holkar State Railway]], had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876. | |||
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''' | |||
*[[Scindia-Nimach State 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. | |||
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR.. | |||
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Revision as of 08:37, 19 September 2015
The Holkar State Railway, had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876.
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
- Scindia-Nimach State 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.
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge(MG) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR..