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The [[Jaipur State Railway]] was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway constructed by the [[Jaipur]] Durbar and owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Jaipur|Jaipur State]]  
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<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n37/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing,  Calcutta; page 29]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016</ref>.
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|route= [[Jaipur]]-[[ Siwai Madhopur ]]<br>[[Jaipur]]-[[ Jhunjhun]]
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|gauge1details=  73 miles (1907)<br>108 miles (1916)<br>179 miles (after 1918)
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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|stations=  [[Jaipur]], [[ Siwai Madhopur ]], [[Reengus]],  [[Sikar]] , [[Jhunjhun]]
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|system1details= Owned and worked by Jaipur Durbar
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|system2details= Trafficed by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]
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|system3details= Reverted to by Jaipur Durbar
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The [[Jaipur State Railway]] was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway constructed by the Jaipur Durbar and owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Jaipur|Jaipur State]]. The railway was managed, stocked and worked by the Jaipur Durbar and trafficked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) for a specified fee.
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*'''Jaipur-Sawai Madhopu Railway''', opened in  1907<ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17" page 13]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>.
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<ref name=name> [https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n37/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing, Calcutta;  page 29]; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016</ref>.
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*'''Jaipur-Shaikhawati Railway''', opened in 1916 <ref>[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=923 "Opening of Jaipur Shaikawati Railway. Nov 9th 1916 Photo 448/10(5) to(17)"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>.  
 
  
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Both branches were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) until 1936 when the Jaipur Durbar took the Jaipur State Railway under its own management  
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The mainline, known as the  '''Jaipur-Sawai Madhopu Railway''' from Sanganer (in the south west suburbs of [[Jaipur]])  to Nawai , 32 miles, opened in 1905 and extended to [[Siwai Madhopur]] in 1907 giving a total line length of 73 miles<ref name=name/> to the south-east of Jaipur.
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<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=NK1MhWq-9VkC&pg=PA251&lpg=PA251&dq=jaipur+state+railway&source=bl&ots=1MpHJA2l90&sig=bAwh2fJ_sGd0UUfqDmKeoSdUAHE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ojTvVIVrpYDMA7zJgsgF&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=jaipur%20state%20railway&f=false Google Books "The Cat and the Lion: Jaipur State in the British Raj" by Robert W. Stern – page 251]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1328523668343-A%20Historical%20Preview%20Jaipur%20Division.html "History of NWR - North Western Railway / Indian Railways"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>.  
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The  '''Jaipur-Shaikhawati Railway''' was named on the ceremonial opening of the  Jaipur West railway station, Nov 9th 1916  by the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford <ref>[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=923 "Opening of Jaipur Shaikawati Railway. Nov 9th 1916 Photo 448/10(5) to(17)"]; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016</ref> when the line was further extended to [[Reengus]], a line of 108 miles(173km) from Jaipur to the north-west.
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Further extensions from [[Reengus]] to  [[Sikar]]  and on to [[Jhunjhun]], a further 71 miles to the north-north-west were authorised/under construction in 1918 <ref name=name/>. ''The date of opening of this section has not been determined.''
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The railway was worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) until 1936 when the Jaipur Durbar took the Jaipur State Railway back under its own management  
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<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=NK1MhWq-9VkC&pg=PA251&lpg=PA251&dq=jaipur+state+railway&source=bl&ots=1MpHJA2l90&sig=bAwh2fJ_sGd0UUfqDmKeoSdUAHE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ojTvVIVrpYDMA7zJgsgF&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=jaipur%20state%20railway&f=false Google Books "The Cat and the Lion: Jaipur State in the British Raj" by Robert W. Stern – page 251]; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1328523668343-A%20Historical%20Preview%20Jaipur%20Division.html "History of NWR - North Western Railway / Indian Railways"]; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016</ref>.  
  
 
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Revision as of 15:59, 27 February 2016

Jaipur State Railway
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Line of route
Jaipur-Siwai Madhopur
Jaipur-Jhunjhun
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 73 miles (1907)
108 miles (1916)
179 miles (after 1918)
Timeline
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Jaipur, Siwai Madhopur , Reengus, Sikar , Jhunjhun
System agency
Owned and worked by Jaipur Durbar
Trafficed by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
1936 Reverted to by Jaipur Durbar
How to interpret this infobox

The Jaipur State Railway was a metre gauge(MG) railway constructed by the Jaipur Durbar and owned by the Princely Jaipur State. The railway was managed, stocked and worked by the Jaipur Durbar and trafficked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) for a specified fee. [1].

The mainline, known as the Jaipur-Sawai Madhopu Railway from Sanganer (in the south west suburbs of Jaipur) to Nawai , 32 miles, opened in 1905 and extended to Siwai Madhopur in 1907 giving a total line length of 73 miles[1] to the south-east of Jaipur.

The Jaipur-Shaikhawati Railway was named on the ceremonial opening of the Jaipur West railway station, Nov 9th 1916 by the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford [2] when the line was further extended to Reengus, a line of 108 miles(173km) from Jaipur to the north-west.

Further extensions from Reengus to Sikar and on to Jhunjhun, a further 71 miles to the north-north-west were authorised/under construction in 1918 [1]. The date of opening of this section has not been determined.

The railway was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) until 1936 when the Jaipur Durbar took the Jaipur State Railway back under its own management [3] [4].

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 29; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016
  2. ↑ "Opening of Jaipur Shaikawati Railway. Nov 9th 1916 Photo 448/10(5) to(17)"; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016
  3. ↑ Google Books "The Cat and the Lion: Jaipur State in the British Raj" by Robert W. Stern – page 251; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016
  4. ↑ "History of NWR - North Western Railway / Indian Railways"; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016
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