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'Horace Bell' info added with link and extra information
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]] and initially operated as the [[Holkar & Scindia-Neemuch Railway]].
[[Holkar State]] is also known as Indore State<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indore_State Wikipedia "Indore State"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> and some early records describe this railway as the '''Indore State Railway''' .[[Horace Bell]] was deployed in 1870 from the newly formed Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] to the Indore State Railway as Executive Engineer during the construction and the railway opened in 1874.
In 1881-82, the railway joined with others to form the '''[[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway]]''' (see'Algamation' below)
