Indian Midland Railway

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Indian Midland Railway
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Line of route
Bhopal to Cawnpore
Bina to Katni
Jhansi to Agra
Jhansi to Manikpur
Ait to Kunch (branch)
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 807 miles
Timeline
1885 Company formed
1889 Lines from Jhansi to Gwalior, Kanpur, Manikpur, and Bhopal opened for traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Agra, Banda, Bhopal, Cawnpore, Dholpur, Jhansi, Saugor
System agency
State line worked by GIPR
How to interpret this infobox

The Indian Midland Railway (IMR) was a state agency formed in 1885 to undertake the working of several existing broad gauge(BG) branch lines, and the construction and working of further BG lines centred on Jhansi.

History

The IMR had a comparatively brief existence before being amalgamated in 1900 with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) when it became the GIPR Midland Division.

Lines worked and developed by IMR

Lines worked by IMR at some time

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives many references. The most important being:-

  • L/F/5/126 “Indian Midland Railway Co.; Copies of agreements with the Secretary of State etc; 1885-1903”
  • L/AG/46/14 “Records of the Indian Midland Railway Company; 1882-1911”
  • L /AG/46/32 “Records of the India Office relating to the Indian Midland Railway Company; 1885-1911”
  • L/F/8/13/915/1 “Indian Midland Railway, Preliminary agreement Secretary of State; 1885”

Unfortunately, there are no IMR Staff appointments held in the India Office Records at the British Library.

Personnel

Further Information

See also IMR Lines transferred to GIPR

See also GIPR Midland Division

See also Great Indian Peninsula Railway

References