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In 1924, the '''Jodhpur State Railway''' took over responsibility for working the [[Jodhpur]] section of the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]]. | In 1924, the '''Jodhpur State Railway''' (JSR) took over responsibility for working the [[Jodhpur]] section of the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]]. | ||
Writing critically in 1929 about third class travelling, Mahatma Ghandi condemned the latrines in JSR carriages as being "absolutely intolerable, insanitary and unfit for human use . . . The State railways should really be a model to the British system; whereas the actual state of things is the other wasy." (1) | |||
At Independence in 1947, the British section of the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabd Railway]] became part of [[Pakistan Railways]]. | At Independence in 1947, the British section of the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabd Railway]] became part of [[Pakistan Railways]]. | ||
== Notes == | |||
1. Mahatma Ghandi, "Third-Class Travelling," [http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/VOL045.PDF ''Letters of Mahatma Ghandi'', 45:39] | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 2 February 2009
| Jodhpur State Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| 1924 | System formed | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1924 | Jodhpur section of Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway | |
| 1924 | Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Jodhpur | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | ||
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1947 | Pakistan Railways (British section, Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway) | |
| 1952 | Northern Railway (IR zone) | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 807 miles (1943) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
In 1924, the Jodhpur State Railway (JSR) took over responsibility for working the Jodhpur section of the Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway.
Writing critically in 1929 about third class travelling, Mahatma Ghandi condemned the latrines in JSR carriages as being "absolutely intolerable, insanitary and unfit for human use . . . The State railways should really be a model to the British system; whereas the actual state of things is the other wasy." (1)
At Independence in 1947, the British section of the Jodhpur-Hyderabd Railway became part of Pakistan Railways.
Notes
1. Mahatma Ghandi, "Third-Class Travelling," Letters of Mahatma Ghandi, 45:39