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[[File: Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway Map 1909.png|right|400px|Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway Map 1909]]'''Bikaner Section of the JBR''' - 1918 grand total, 630 498 miles(1013km) open line inclu<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n195/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 187 (pdf195)]]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>as follows:-.  *Main Line‘Main Line’, MG, 249 miles(401km)**Bhagu(Marwar Frontier)-Bikaner, opened 1891, 48 miles**Bikaner-Dumera, opened 1898, 42 miles**Dulmera-Suratgarh, opened 1901,71 miles**Suratgarh-Bhatinda, opened 1902, 88 miles *Hisar ‘Hisar Extension LineLine’, MG, 136 miles(219km)**Marwar Frontier to Ratangarh, opened 1909-10, 30 miles**Ratangarh-Churu, opened 1910, 26 miles**Churu-Hisar, opened 1911, 80 miles *Bikaner‘Bikaner-Ratangarh Chord LineLine’, MG, 85 miles(137km)

*Sardarshahr Extension Line==Bikaner State Railway==In 1924, the JBR was divided into its two constituent parts, MGwith two new systems, 27 milesthe [[Jodhpur State Railway]](43kmJSR)**Huderaand '''Bikaner State Railway'''(2 miles from RatangarhBkSR) formed to take over responsibility for working the raiway. The JSR taking the “Jodhpur Section” of the [[Jodhpur- SardarshahrBikaner Railway]], opened 1916, 27 miles together with the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]](British Section).

*HanumangarhThe '''Bikaner State Railway''' (BkSR) was created in 1924 from the “Bikaner Section” of the [[Jodhpur-Sadupur LineBikaner Railway]], MG, 105 the exact mileage comprising the “Bikaner Section” is not known but in 1918 it was 498 miles(801km) open line and approximately 568 miles(169kmkm)open line iby 1924** Hanumangarh-Sadupur, sanctioned for construction 1915, 105 miles[[File:Bikaner State Railway.png|right|400px|Bikaner State Railway ]]

*BikanerIn 1936-Kolayat 37 the open line route mileage for the BkSR had expanded to 796 miles(1281km) of metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) Linelines <ref> “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1836-37” page 119 (pdf 151)</ref> as follows:-* ‘Main Line’, MG, 27 249 miles(43km401km). Bhagu(Marwar Frontier)to Bhatinda - ''details as above''*‘Hisar Extension Line’, MG, 136 miles(219km). Marwar Frontier to Hisar - ''details as above''* Bikaner‘Bikaner-Kolayat Ratangarh Chord Line’, sanctioned for construction 1915MG, 27 85 miles (137km). Bikaner to Ratangarh - ''details as above'' In 1924* ‘Sardarshahr Extension Line’, the JBR was divided into its two constituent partsMG, with two new systems, the [[Jodhpur State Railway]]27 miles(43km). Hudera(JSR2 miles from Ratangarh) and to Sardarshahr- '''Bikaner State Railway'details as above''* ‘Kolayat Extension Line’, MG, 29 miles(47km). Lalgarh to Kolayat, opened 1922* ‘Canal Loop Line’, MG, 126 miles(BkSR203km) formed ** Hanumangarh via Sadulshahr to Sri Ganga Nagar, opened 1923, 42 miles** Sri Ganga Nagar via Kesrisinghpur to take over responsibility for working the raiway. The JSR taking the “Bikaner Section” of the [[JodhpurRaisinghnagar, opened 1929-Bikaner Railway]]27, 49 miles** Raisinghnagar to Suratgarh, opened 1925, together with the [[Jodhpur35 miles * ‘Hanumangarh-Hyderabad Railway]]Sadulpur Line’, MG, 107 miles(British Section172km).** Hanumangarh via Nohar to Tabsil Bhadran, opened 1927-28, 71 miles==1924 onwards==** Tabsil Bhadran to Suratpura, opened 1930, 37 milesThe '''Bikaner State Railway''' * ‘Anupgarh Branch’, MG, 35 miles(BkSR56km) was created in 1924** Sarupsar to Anupgarh , opened 1929, the exact mileage comprising the “Bikaner Section” is not known but in 1918 it was 630 35 milesWith a further 86 miles(1013km138km) sanctioned for construction In 1936* ‘Sadulpur-37 the route mileage Rewari Line’, sanctioned for the BSR had expanded to 796 construction in 1937, 86 miles(1281km138km) . “The line will traverse portions of the Bikaner, Loharu, Patiala and Nabha States and the Gurgaon District of metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines the Punjab, and is intende to develop an area rather thinly populated and at present unirrigated” <ref> [http://hdl.handle.net/10973/18160 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 18361936-37” 37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Para 37, page 119 (40 pdf 151)55]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>.