Rajputana-Malwa State Railway

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Rajputana-Malwa State Railway
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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 standards, and the first railway to be built and operated under the auspices of the (British) Government of India.


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 of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.

In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge; in 1882, the RMSR was created and 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, becoming the latter's metre gauge section.


External links

"Rajputana-Malwa Railway" Wikipedia.

"Western Railway (India)" Wikipedia.

"Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears: Col F S Stanton" The Indian Railways Fan Club.

"Railway Development in Rajputana to 1888" The Kipling Society.