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It was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway|Rajputan - Delhi Railway]]. It later became part of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<ref>[http://vyangduniya.blogspot.com/2012/06/romance-of-railway-bandikui.html The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui]</ref> | It was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway|Rajputan - Delhi Railway]]. It later became part of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<ref>[http://vyangduniya.blogspot.com/2012/06/romance-of-railway-bandikui.html The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui]</ref> | ||
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| + | There was a “beautiful railway colony with well kept bungalows, gardens & well trimmed hedges”, and a Railway Institute<ref>[http://chrisrose05.blogspot.com./2013_01_01_archive.html Days of the Raj] by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013</ref> | ||
In 1901, one of the companies of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment]] was located at Bandikui. | In 1901, one of the companies of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment]] was located at Bandikui. | ||
| − | ==Historical books online== | + | ==Churches== |
| + | St Francis Roman Catholic Church, located near the railway station.<ref>[http://bandikui.blogspot.in/ Bandikui]</ref>. There was also a Protestant Church. | ||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://indiancatholiconline.com/Diocese/Details/70 Diocese of Jaipur] St Francis of Assisi Church is one of the parishes of the Roman Catholic Jaipur Diocese. | ||
| + | *[http://www.cnisynod.org/tehdisc.aspx#rajasthan Diocese of Rajasthan] Church of North India | ||
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_262.gif Alwar State] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, page 254. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_262.gif Alwar State] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, page 254. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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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
- Diocese of Jaipur St Francis of Assisi Church is one of the parishes of the Roman Catholic Jaipur Diocese.
- Diocese of Rajasthan Church of North India
Historical books online
- Alwar State Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5, page 254.
References
- ↑ The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui
- ↑ Days of the Raj by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013
- ↑ Bandikui
