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The [[Holkar State Railway]], had opened 1874 as a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line from [[Khandwa ]] reaching [[Indore]], 1876.
==Early History==The Maharaja of [[Holkar]], in 1870, offered a loan for the construction of a rail-line to his capital city of Indore, taking off from the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) mainline at Khandwa. The alignment was to pass through Sanawad, Kheree Ghat on the Narmada and then by way of the Choral Valley up the slopes of the Vindhyas to Indore. Maharaja Holkar’s contribution accelerated the construction of rail-lines in Malwa region. The Holkar Railway required very heavy works due to very steep gradients(u pto 1 in 40) on the Vindhya Ghats. It also involved digging of 4 tunnels, deep cuttings and heavy retaining walls. The River Narmada was crossed by a brigde of 14 spans, 197 feet each and piers 80 feet above low water level. There are 14 other large bridges with high piers, the highest pier being 152 feet above the bottom of the ravine. The first section Khandwa-Sanawad was opened for traffic on 1.12.1874. The Narmada Bridge was opened for traffic on 5.10.1876 it the ‘Holkar-Narmada Bridge’. ==Amalgamation==In 1881-82, the '''Rajputana-Malwa State Railway''' (RMSR) was created amalgamating, joining under single management, existing State Railways:-*[[Rajputana State Railway ]] (RSR)
*'''Holkar State Railway'''
*[[Scindia-Nimach State Railway]] from Indore to Nimach, including a branch line from Indore to Ujjain opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80*[[Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway]], Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881*[[Western Rajputana State Railway]], known to have existed but no information found.
All these railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)
State Railways.
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR), becoming the latter's Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section; known as Ratlam Division of BB&CIR..
==External Links==
*[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1397109746468-history_1.pdf History of Ratlam Division]
*[http://www.geocities.ws/manasampc/dp.html Neesmuch - Railways]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
