Gwalior Light Railway
| Gwalior Light Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Gwalior to Bhind Gwalior to Shivpur Gwalior to Sipri | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 0" NG | 183 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1899 | First two sections opened to traffic | |
| c1944 | Renamed Scindia State Railway | |
| 1950 | Nationalised | |
| 1951 | Merged into Central Railway (IR zone) | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Bhind, Gwalior, Sabalgarh, Shivpur, Sipri | |
| System agency | ||
| Indian State line worked by GIPR | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Originally known as the Agra-Gwalior Railway.
In about 1899 it was renamed the Gwalior Light Railway(GLR) and develpoed a series of 2' 0" Narrow Gauge(NG) branchlines, owned by the Princely Gwalior State and radiating from the city of Gwalior, worked by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR). [1]
The Mohari-Karauli Railway, opened 1916-17 was originally part of Dholpur-Bari Light Railway; later transferred to GLR.
The Ujjain-Agar Branch Railway, opened 1932 as part of GLR.
Renamed Scindia State Railway between 1942 and 1944, it was nationalised in 1950 and in 1951, merged with others to form Central Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.