Rajputana-Malwa State Railway
| Rajputana-Malwa State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Ahmadabad to Delhi Agra to Delhi Agra to Cawnpore Ajmer to Khandwa Rewari to Fazilka | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 1783 miles (1905) 1879 miles (1943) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1873 | First section open to traffic | |
| 1877 | Construction of Ajmer Workshops begun | |
| 1895 | First locomotive built in India at Ajmer Works | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Agra, Ahmadabad, Ajmer, Bareilly, Bhatinda, Cawnpore, Delhi, Fazilka, Indore, Jaipur, Khandwa, Rewari, Rutlam | |
| System agency | ||
| 1873 | State agency | |
| 1900 | Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was both the first railway in India to be constructed to Metre Gauge(MG) standards, and the first railway to be built and operated under the auspices of the (British) Government of India(GoI)
History
Originally called the Rajputana State Railway(RSR), initial construction in 1873 and 1874 was to link Delhi to Agra via Alwar and Bandikui. In 1875, the line had extended as far as Ajmer with the aim to reach Ahmadabad and to connect to the Broad Gauge (BG) of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge.
In 1881-82, the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway (RMSR) was created amalgamating, under single management, existing State Railways:-
- Rajputana State Railway (RSR)
- Holkar State Railway, which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876.
- Scindia-Neemuch Railway from Indore to Nimach, including a branch line from Indore to Ujjain opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80
- Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway, Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881
- Western Rajputana State Railway, known to have existed but no information found.
All these railways were worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) State Railways; all worked by BB&CIR. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The separate identity of RMSR remained only for a shortwhile and its management was handed over to BB&CIR on 1 January 1885.
In 1895, the first steam locomotive to be entirely built in India was turned out of Ajmer Works.
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge(MG) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR.
Associated Military Force
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Rajputana-Malwa Railway"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Western Railway (India)" /Rajputana-Malwa Railway; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ IRFCA "Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears" by Col F S Stanton"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ The Kipling Society "Railway Development in Rajputana to 1888"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015