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Formed in 1845By 1859, it GIPR was not until 1849 (at tasked with "the urging construction and working of the then Governorfollowing lines, all of which terminate at Bombay, - viz. from Bombay, ''via'' Callian, Lord Dalhousie) that the EIC sanctioned the GIPR to construct an experimental lineJubbulpore, built to meet the broad gauge of 5East Indian Railway Company' 6"s line from Allahabad, eastward with branches to Mahim and Nagpore - 870 miles; and from Bombay. The first sod was turned on 31 October 1850 Callian, ''via'' Poonah and Sholapore, to the first locomotive was used in construction on 22 December 1851opposite side of the river Kristna, but to meet the first passenger train in India did not run until 16 April 1853line, ''via'' Bellary, from Madras - 366 miles - total, when a train1, with 14 railway carriages and 400 guests236 miles. Capital 10, left [[Bombay]] bound for [[Thane]]000, hauled by three locomotives: 000''l''Sindhl. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent. on 8, Sultan000,000''l'' . capital, and 4½ per cent. on 333,000''Sahibl''. The 21 mile journey took an hour and fifteen minutes over debentures, the first section of the GIPR balance to be raised upon arrangements to be openedhereafter made." <sup>(1)</sup> [[Image:India-rail-1870.jpg|left|thumb|Map of GIPR in 1870]]
By 1859, GIPR was tasked with "the construction and working of the following lines, all of which terminate at Bombay, - viz. from Bombay, ''via'' Callian, to Jubbulpore, to meet the East Indian Railway Company's line from Allahabad, with branches to Mahim and Nagpore - 870 miles; and from Callian, ''via'' Poonah and Sholapore, to the opposite side of the river Kristna, to meet the line, ''via'' Bellary, from Madras - 366 miles - total, 1,236 miles. Capital 10,000,000''l''l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent. on 8,000,000''l''. capital, and 4½ per cent. on 333,000''l''. debentures, the balance to be raised upon arrangements to be hereafter made." (1)
[[Image{{Railwaymap|railway= the North East Division|link= http:India-rail-1870//maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=108089533651928306068.jpg|thumb|Map of GIPR in 1870]]0004776aacede4ad4baa7}}
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== History ==
Formed in 1845, it was not until 1849 (at the urging of the then Governor, Lord Dalhousie) that the EIC sanctioned the GIPR to construct an experimental line, built to the broad gauge of 5' 6", eastward from Bombay. The first sod was turned on 31 October 1850 and the first locomotive was used in construction on 22 December 1851, but the first passenger train in India did not run until 16 April 1853, when a train, with 14 railway carriages and 400 guests, left [[Bombay]] bound for [[Thane]], hauled by three locomotives: ''Sindh, Sultan,'' and ''Sahib''. The 21 mile journey took an hour and fifteen minutes over the first section of the GIPR to be opened.
When, in 1871, the GIPR eventually reached [[Jubbulpore]] and linked to the [[East India Indian Railway]] (EIR), it completed Dalhousie’s dream of a Bombay-Calcutta route.
On 30 June 1900, the assets of the GIPR were purchased by the GoI and merged with those of the [[Indian Midland Railway]] into a "new" GIPR, managed by the old company.
On 1 July 1925, the GoI took over direct control of the GIPR and transferred the [[Allahabad]] to [[Jubbulpore]] branch of the [[East Indian Railway|EIR]] to the GIPR.
In 1951, the GIPR combined with the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]], the [[Dholpur State Railway]] and the [[Scinde State Railway]] to become Indian Railway's '''Central Railway'''.
[http://www.centralrailwayonline.com/aboutus.jsp History (of Central Railway)] ''Central Railway (Indian Railways)''.
== Notes ==
<sup>1 </sup> "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
