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<ref name=name> [https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n37/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 29]; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016</ref>.
The mainline, known as the '''Jaipur-Sawai Madhopu Railway''' from Sanganer (in the south west suburbs of [[Jaipur]]) to Nawai , 32 miles, opened in 1905 and extended to [[Siwai Sawai Madhopur]] in 1907 giving a total line length of 73 miles<ref name=name/> to the south-east of Jaipur.
The '''Jaipur-Shaikhawati Railway''' was named on the ceremonial opening of the Jaipur West railway station, Nov 9th 1916 by the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford <ref>[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=923 "Opening of Jaipur Shaikawati Railway. Nov 9th 1916 Photo 448/10(5) to(17)"]; Retrieved 27 Feb 2016</ref> when the line was further extended to [[Reengus]], a line of 108 miles(173km) from Jaipur to the north-west.
