Bhopal-Itarsi Railway
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 linking Bhopal and Itarsi.
Initially worked by Indian Midland Railway(IMR) and amalgamated into Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) in 1900.