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==Early History== | ==Early History== | ||
Surveys between Indore and Neemuch started long back in 1871-72 when the plan and estimates for the whole project was submitted to the Government of India in 1872-73. The Maharaja of Scindia agreed to grant a loan of Rs. 75 lakhs at 4 per cent per annum interest for the project and the railway was renamed the '''Scindia-Neemuch Railway'''. It also included a branch line to [[Ujjain]] from Indore. The Indore–Ujjain branch line was opened in August 1876 and the line was completed in 1879-80. | Surveys between Indore and Neemuch started long back in 1871-72 when the plan and estimates for the whole project was submitted to the Government of India in 1872-73. The Maharaja of Scindia agreed to grant a loan of Rs. 75 lakhs at 4 per cent per annum interest for the project and the railway was renamed the '''Scindia-Neemuch Railway'''. It also included a branch line to [[Ujjain]] from Indore. The Indore–Ujjain branch line was opened in August 1876 and the line was completed in 1879-80. | ||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neemuch Wikipedia Neemuch/Nimach] | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neemuch Wikipedia "Neemuch/Nimach"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1397109746468-history_1.pdf | <ref>[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1397109746468-history_1.pdf Indian Railways "History of Ratlam Division"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.geocities.ws/manasampc/dp.html | <ref>[http://www.geocities.ws/manasampc/dp.html Geocities "Neesmuch Railways"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
==Amalgamation== | ==Amalgamation== | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 13 December 2015
The Scindia-Neemuch Railway; the first section was opened c. 1874 as a metre gauge(MG) line from Neemuch (+Nimach+) to Indore .
+Note Neemuch is also named as Nimach.
Early History
Surveys between Indore and Neemuch started long back in 1871-72 when the plan and estimates for the whole project was submitted to the Government of India in 1872-73. The Maharaja of Scindia agreed to grant a loan of Rs. 75 lakhs at 4 per cent per annum interest for the project and the railway was renamed the Scindia-Neemuch Railway. It also included a branch line to Ujjain from Indore. The Indore–Ujjain branch line was opened in August 1876 and the line was completed in 1879-80. [1] [2] [3]
Amalgamation
In 1881-82, the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was created joining under single management, existing State Railways:-
- Rajputana State Railway (RSR)
- Holkar State Railway
- Scindia-Neemuch Railway
- Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway
- Western Rajputana State Railway
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..
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Neemuch/Nimach"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ Indian Railways "History of Ratlam Division"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ Geocities "Neesmuch Railways"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015