Bandikui

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Bandikui
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Place Name: Bandikui
State/Province: Rajasthan
Country: India
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Bandikui is situated 187km north west of Delhi. It was located in Alwar State, now Rajasthan.

It was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the Rajputan - Delhi Railway. It later became part of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway[1]

There was a “beautiful railway colony with well kept bungalows, gardens & well trimmed hedges”, and a Railway Institute[2]

In 1901, one of the companies of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment was located at Bandikui.

Churches

St Francis Roman Catholic Church, located near the railway station.[3]. There was also a Protestant Church.

External links

Historical books online

  • Alwar State Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5, page 254.

References

  1. The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui
  2. Days of the Raj by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013
  3. Bandikui