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<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n212/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 204]; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016</ref>
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[[Chitor]] was the connection to the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]](RMR), which, in  1900, merged into the BB&CIR
[[Chitor]] was the connection to the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]](RMSR), which, in  1900, merged into the BB&CIR


During the Second World War, c.1943 the line became known as the '''Mewar State Railway'''.
During the Second World War, c.1943 the line became known as the '''Mewar State Railway'''.

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Udaipur-Chitor Railway
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Line of route
Chitor to Udaipur
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 67 miles (1905)
146 miles (1943)
Timeline
1895 First section opened to traffic
1899 Line completed
c 1943 Renamed Mewar State Railway
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Chitor, Debari, Udaipur
System agency
Own agency
How to interpret this infobox
Udaipur-Chitor Railway Map 1909

Udaipur-Chitor Railway also known as Udaipur-Chitorgarh Railway and the Oodeypore-Chitor Railway

The railway was a Metre Gauge(MG) line, sponsored by the Princely Mewar State Durbar, to link Udaipur to Chitor and worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) up to 31 December 1897. With effect from 1st January 1908 the maintenance and working was taken over by the Mewar Durbar. [1]

Chitor was the connection to the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway(RMSR), which, in 1900, merged into the BB&CIR

During the Second World War, c.1943 the line became known as the Mewar State Railway.

Historical books online

References