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 Indian State of Gwalior and radiating from that city, worked by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR).
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 about 1944, it was nationalised in 1950 and in 1951, merged with others to form Central Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.