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Holkar State Railway

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The [[Holkar State Railway]], opened 1874 as a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line from [[Khandwa]] reaching [[Indore]], 1876. The line was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Holkar State]] until merged into and initially operated as the [[Holkar & Scindia-Neemuch Railway]].  In 1881-82, the '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''' was created (see'Algamation' below).  The railway had been worked by the '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''(BB&CIR) from the beginning and was finally mergerd into BB&CIR in 1900.
==Early History==
==Amalgamation==
In 1881-82, the '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''' (RMSR) was created joining under single management, existing State Railways:-
*[[Rajputana State Railway]] (RSR)
*'''Holkar State Railway'''
*[[Western Rajputana State Railway]]
All these railways were worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR).State RailwaysIn 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.
In 1900 the RMSR was merged into the ==Further Information==See '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''' and '''[[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..''
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
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