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*The shorter section was classified as a State Railway and opened in 1885.
*The shorter section was classified as a State Railway and opened in 1885.


 
Together they formed the [[Bhopal-Itarsi  Railway]] a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line linking [[Bhopal]] and [[Itarsi]].
Together they formed the [[Bhopal-Itarsi  Railway]] linking [[Bhopal]] and [[Itarsi]].
 


Initially worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) and amalgamated into [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) in 1900.
Initially worked by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) and amalgamated into [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) in 1900.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 70]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>


== References ==
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Revision as of 06:09, 17 December 2015

Bhopal-Itarsi Railway
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Line of route
Itarsi to Hoshangabad
Hoshangabad to Bhopal
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 13 miles (1905) [British section]
Broad gauge 44 miles (1905) [Indian State section]
Timeline
1884 Line opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Bhopal
System agency
Indian State line worked by GIPR
How to interpret this infobox

The Bhopal-Itarsi Railway comprised two sections:-

  • The longer section was an Indian States Railway, the Bhopal State Railway, opened 1884.
  • The shorter section was classified as a State Railway and opened in 1885.

Together they formed the Bhopal-Itarsi Railway a broad gauge(BG) line linking Bhopal and Itarsi.

Initially worked by Indian Midland Railway(IMR) and amalgamated into Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) in 1900. [1]

References