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 a broad gauge(BG) line linking Bhopal and Itarsi.
Initially worked by Indian Midland Railway(IMR) and amalgamated into Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) in 1900. [1]