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Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked

- a sub-section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) page

The BB&CIR owned and operated a network of railways of mixed gauge

• Broad gauge(BG) - 868 miles/1397km (1905); 997 miles/1604km (1918); 1233 miles/1984km (1943)
• Metre gauge(MG) - 2022 miles/3254km (1905); 1822 miles/2931km (1918); 1985/3195km miles (1943)
• Narrow gauge(NG) - 132 miles/212km (1905); 326 miles/523km (1918); 152 miles/245km (1943)

The listings below are generally based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918” with page numbers (and pdf pages) noted at the end of each entry .

In 1918 the total length of line being worked as the BB&CIR system (both owned lines and managed/worked lines) was 3823 miles(6150km) opened plus a further 254 miles(407km) under construction or sanctioned for construction. Page 12 (pdf 21)

BG Lines - owned and operated by BB&CIR. 1918 Total - 997 miles(1604km)

• Bombay-Ahmadabad Main Line; BG line, first section opened 1860, completed 1865 linking Bombay via Surat and Baroda to Ahmedabad, 310 miles(496km); with southerly suburban service extension reaching Bombay Backbay(Colaba) in 1870 and a northerly extension in 1871 to Viramgam, giving a total of 250 miles(560km). Page 13 (pdf 22)
  • Godhra Branch from Main Line; BG line from Ananred 1874, reaching Godhra 1882, 49 miles(79km). Page 13 (pdf 22)
  • Patri Branch from Main Line, also described as the Patri Railway ; BG line opened 1873, 22 miles(35km) from Kharaghoda to Viramgam. Page 13 (pdf 22)
  • Godhra-Baroda Chord from Main Line; BG line opened 1908, 43 miles(68km) from Godhra to Baroda. Page 13 (pdf 22)
• Godhra-Rutlam-Nagda Section from Main Line; BG line from Godhra to Rutlam 1894 and Ratlam-Nagda Railway extension to Nagda 1896; 141 miles(226km). Page 13 (pdf 22)
  • Nagda-Muttra State Railway Section from Main Line; BG line from Nagda 1907, to Muttra 1909; 339 miles(542km). Page 13 (pdf 22)
  • Agra Branch from Main Line; BG line opened 1913 from Bayana to Agra, 51 miles(81km)). Page 13 (pdf 22)

BG Lines - managed, worked and maintained by BB&CIR 1918 Total 202 miles(325km). Page 12 (pdf 21)

• Nagda-Ujjain Railway; owned by the Princely Gwalior State Durbar; BG line 32 miles(514km) from Nagda to Ujjain opened 1896; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Page 16 (pdf 25)
• Petlad-Cambay Railway (Anand-Tarapur Section); owned by the Princely Baroda State Durbar; BG line from Anand to Petlad opened 1890 extended to Tarapur 1901, giving total 21 miles(34km); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Page 17 (pdf 26)
• Petlad-Cambay Railway -Tarapur-Cambay State Railway Section; owned by the Princely Cambay State Durbar; BG line from (Tarapur to Cambay opened in 1901; 12 miles(19km) ; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Page 19 (pdf 28)
• Tapti Valley Railway Company; private company formed 1896; BG line from Kankra Khari, Surat to [[Amalner)) opened 1898-1900; 156 miles(250km); worked by BB&CIR from 1899; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Page 20 (pdf 29)

MG Lines - owned and operated by BB&CIR 1918 Total - 1822 miles(2931km). Page 23 (pdf 32)

• Delhi-Ahmedabad Main Line; MG line, first section, originally named the Rajputana State Railway opened 1873 from Delhi reaching Ahmedabad in 1879, 579 miles(926km); merged to form Rajputana-Malwa State Railway in 1882; becoming in 1900 the MG Ratlam Division of BB○ a further short link to the Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway was added in 1908. Page 22 (pdf 31)
  • Viramgam-Wadhwan Branch from Main Line; MG line 39 miles(62km) from Viramgam to Wadhwan; first opened as BG in 1872 and converted to MG in 1902. Page 22 (pdf 31)
  • Farukhudgar Salt Branch from Main Line; MG line 7.6 miles(11km). Page 22 (pdf 31)
  • Agra Branch from Main Line; MG line 94 miles(150km) from Bandikui to Agra Fort; opened 1873-4 and extended to Jamina River, East Bank in 1876. Page 22 (pdf 31)
  • Sambhar Lake Salt Branch from Main Line with extensions; MG line, first section opened 1875 with extension to japog, Jhowra and Kankaroola; finally 33 miles(53km) in 1891. Page 22 (pdf 31)
• Malwa Section Main Line; MG line, first section, originally named the Holkar State Railway opened 1874 from Khanwa to Sanawad; linking to the Scindia-Neemuch Railway from Indore reaching Neemuch in 1880; linking to the Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway reaching Nasirababad in 1881 joining to the Nasirabad-Ajmer section that had opened in 1876; total length 392 miles(627km; all these railways merged to form Rajputana-Malwa State Railway in 1882; becoming in 1900 the MG Ratlam Division of BB&CIR. Page 22 (pdf 31)
  • Ujjain Branch from Malwa Section Main Line; MG line, first section 12 miles(19km) opened 1876 from Fatehabad to Ujjain crossing Sipra River to Ujjain City in 1884. Page 22 (pdf 31)
• Cawnpore-Achnera Section Main Line; MG line, first section opened 1875 from Muttra as the Mathura-Hathras Provincial Railway; extended linking to Cawnpore by 1884 with connection to Achnera and other minor branches giving total 254 miles(406km) . Page 22 (pdf 31)
• Rewari-Bhatinda-Fazilka Section; MG line 262 miles(419km) from Rewari to Fazilka, which included the greater part of the Rewari-Ferozepore Railway, opened 1883-5. The Rewari-Phulera Chord 133 miles opened 1905. Page 22 (pdf 31)

MG Lines - managed, worked and maintained by BB&CIR 1908 Total 456 miles(733km)

• Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway Company registered 1901; MG line 33 miles(53km) opened 1903 from Saharmati to Dholka; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 24-25 (pdf 33-34)
• Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway Company registered 1896 ; MG line 55 miles(88km) opened 1897 from Ahmedabad to Himmatnager; extended to Khul Brahma in 1911 giving total 89 miles(142km); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 25-27 (pdf 34-36)
• Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway; owned by the Princely Baroda State; MG line 21 miles(34km) opened 1887 from Mehsana to Vadnagar; progressively expanded from 1888 through to 1921 to a total of 193 miles(309km); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 27-29 (pdf 36-38) and from 1921 by GBSR
• Jaipur State Railway; owned by Jaipur Durbar; MG line 73 miles(117km) from Jaipur to Sawai Madhopu 1905-7 ; further extended from 1916 to a planned 179 miles(286km);and Jaipur to Shaikhawati, 1916; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 29-30 (pdf 38-39)
• Palanpur-Deesa Railway; jointly owned by the Palanpur Durbar and Government of India(GoI); MG line 17 miles(27km) opened 1893 from Palanpur to Docan; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 31-32 (pdf 40-41)
• Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway; owned by the Princely Baroda State; MG line of 41 miles(65km) opened 1902-3 from Vijapur to Kadi and extended by a further 5 miles(8km) in 1912 with approval in 1916 for a further 21 miles(34km); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 32-33 (pdf 41-42)

NG 2ft 6in Lines - managed, worked and maintained by BB&CIR 1918 Total - 326 miles(523km). Page 12 (pdf 21)

• Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway]; owned by the Princely Baroda State; NG 2ft 6in line 34 miles(54km) opened 1914 from Bilimora to Kalamba(now named Kalva Amba) in 1917; with approval in 1914 for a further 28 miles(29km), (but evident only for 5km as far as Waghai); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 33-34 (pdf 42-43)
• Bodeli-Chhota Udaipur Railway; opened 1917-18. State line owned by the Baroda and Chota Durbars of the Princely Baroda State; NG 2ft 6in line 22 miles(35km) opened 1917; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 34-35 (pdf 43-44)
• Broach-Jambusar Railway; opened 1914-15 opened 1917; owned by BB○ NG 2ft 6in line 30 miles(19km) opened 1914 from Broach to Jambusar; a branch of BB&CIR network. Page 35 (pdf 44)
• Gaekwar's Dabhoi Railway(GBR); owned by the Princely Baroda State; NG 2ft 6in line originally 20 miles(33km) opened 1862 as ox-driven from Dabhoi to Miyagam Karjan, progressively extended to 187 miles(299km) in 1919 and became the NG part of the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway (GBSR) on Oct 1st 1921; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 36-37 (pdf 45-46)
• Kosamba-Zankhvav Railway; owned by the Princely Baroda State; NG 2ft 6in line 26 miles(42km) opened 1912 from Kosamba to Zankhvav sanction for further 22 mile(36km) extension to Bardipada in 1914;  ; worked as part of BB&CIR network. Page 37 (pdf 46)
• Petlad-Vaso Railway; owned by the Princely Baroda State; NG 2ft 6in line 16 miles(25km) opened 1914 from Petlad to Vaso, extended 1915 a further 3.5 miles(6km); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Page 38 (pdf 47)
• Rajpipla State Railway; owned by the Princely Rajpipla State; NG 2ft 6in line 19 miles(30km) opened 1897 from Anklesvar reaching Nandod 1899 with a further extension in 1917 giving total of 39 miles(63km) ); worked as part of BB&CIR network. Pages 38-39 (pdf 47-48)
• Navsari-Kamrej Light Railway; sanction to build this steam tramway by the Princely Baroda State Durbar was given in 1914; NG 2ft 6in line 20 miles(32km) from Navsari to Kamrej; classified under BB&CIR who presumably would work the tramway as part of the BB&CIR network. Page 39 (pdf 48)

NG 2ft 6in Railways, worked by BB&CIR Not listed in 1918 Admin Report

• Baria State Railway; owned by the Princely Baria State; NG 2ft 6in line apparently approximately 7 miles(11km) between Piplod and Devgadh Baria, opened 1892; later renamed Baria-Piplod State Railway; worked as part of BB&CIR network. *Guzerat Railway Company - formed 1911. Owned and managed NG 2ft 6in 3 lines:- Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway; Godhra-Lunavada Railway; Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway. All worked by BB&CIR and taken over 1922