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'''Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway''' | The '''Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway'''(DKR) Company was formed in 1889. The line ran north from [[Delhi]] via [[Umballa]]+(Ambala) to Kalka in the Himalayan foothills where it joined the [[Kalka-Simla Railway]]. | ||
The line was worked by the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) and taken over by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1925. | |||
The DKR Company signed a contact in 1898 with GoI for the construction and working of a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line from [[Kalka]] to [[Simla]]. The line was opened to traffic in 1903 and as a result of high capital cost and high maintenance cost the Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway Company was by 1904 in severe financial crisis. The Kalka-Simla Railway was purchased by GoI in January 1906. The line was later converted to 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge. | |||
The DKR Company signed a contact in 1909 with the GoI for the construction and working of the '''[[Thanesar-Kaithal Railway]]''' line . This branch was operating in 1912 making [[Kaithal]] an important trading centre. This line was worked by the EIR and taken over by the GoI in 1925. | |||
+Note: | |||
'''Umballa''' is used in this text as it was the name of the Railway Company. | |||
'''Amballa''' and '''Ambala''' are also recorded in differet documents as various spellings . | |||
None of these appear in The Imperial Gazeteer of India 1908 which is taken to be the definitive source | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d2cc94a1-245a-4594-b7e3-ba22bf6a8cf7 Records of the Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway Company . IOR/L/AG/46/9] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi%E2%80%93Kalka_line Wikipedia] | |||
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/cf5560ec-acde-43c8-bc60-3c70300a2f43 Branch line from Thanesar to Kaithal. IOR/L/F/8/17/1234] | |||
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VE71IqAC0YYC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=Thanesar-Kaithal+Branch+Railway&source=bl&ots=Kqg80eSgWS&sig=mD15h4UNOdgftFsD3jCJgvbRqwA&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwA2oVChMIocqV65qXyQIVhJUOCh3ugwGW#v=onepage&q=Thanesar-Kaithal%20%20Railway&f=false Haryana: Past and Present by Suresh K Sharma c.1912] | |||
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Revision as of 10:50, 17 November 2015
The Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway(DKR) Company was formed in 1889. The line ran north from Delhi via Umballa+(Ambala) to Kalka in the Himalayan foothills where it joined the Kalka-Simla Railway.
The line was worked by the East Indian Railway(EIR) and taken over by the Government of India(GoI) in 1925.
The DKR Company signed a contact in 1898 with GoI for the construction and working of a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line from Kalka to Simla. The line was opened to traffic in 1903 and as a result of high capital cost and high maintenance cost the Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway Company was by 1904 in severe financial crisis. The Kalka-Simla Railway was purchased by GoI in January 1906. The line was later converted to 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge.
The DKR Company signed a contact in 1909 with the GoI for the construction and working of the Thanesar-Kaithal Railway line . This branch was operating in 1912 making Kaithal an important trading centre. This line was worked by the EIR and taken over by the GoI in 1925.
+Note:
Umballa is used in this text as it was the name of the Railway Company.
Amballa and Ambala are also recorded in differet documents as various spellings .
None of these appear in The Imperial Gazeteer of India 1908 which is taken to be the definitive source