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The JBR had its beginnings in a section of metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway built for the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]] between [[Marwar]] and [[Luni]]. Later this section was extended to [[Jodhpur]] and formed the first '''Jodhpur Railway'''.
==JBR Lines and extensions==*[[Mirpur Khas-Jhudo Railway]]Merta City Branch Line, MG, opened 1909 as a section of JBR; then by JSR. 19 miles(31km)*[[Mirpur Khas* Merta Road-Khadro Railway]]Merta City, opened 1912 as a section of JBR; then by JSR.1905, 19 miles
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[[File: Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway Map 1909.png|thumb|Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway Map 1909]]
The '''Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway''' (JBR) was a metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) system, jointly owned and operated by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Jodhpur State]] and [[Bikhaner Bikaner State]] until 1924 when the system was split between the newly-formed [[Jodhpur State Railway]] and [[Bikhaner Bikaner State Railway|Bikhaner Bikaner State Railways]].
== History ==
The JBR had its beginnings as the Jodhpur Railway with the decision by Maharaja Jaswant Singh, to build a railway line from Bitoora to his capital city [[Walter HomeJodhpur]] was. Douglas Joscelyne, in April 1882an executive engineer, deployed was posted from the [[Public Works Department]] Railways Branch, appointed as Manager <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA535 “The India List and Indian Civil List for 1905” page 535 ]; Retrieved 19 Nov 2016</ref> to Rajputana for the this work. The construction of the Jodhpur Railway on Bitoora-Pali section was commenced on February 16, 1881 and also in-charge of the Marwar State Public Works Department was completed on February 28, 1882 as a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line<ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive. He built the Jodhpur Railway from scratch over the ensuing 25 yearsorg/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n194/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page185, pdf page 194]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>.
Bitoora became known as Marwar Junction with a connection to MG [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) MG Rajputana Section between [[Ajmer]] and [[Palanpur]] that had opened in 1881. [[Walter Home]] succeeded Joscelyne in April 1882, deployed from the [[Public Works Department]] Railways Branch, appointed as Manager for the construction of the Jodhpur Railway and also in-charge of the Marwar State Public Works Department. He built the Jodhpur Railway from scratch over the ensuing 25 years <ref name=Home>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html#home “Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears – Walter Home” by R R Bhandari, July 2008, reproduced by Indian Railways Fan Club]; Retrieved 19 Nov 2016</ref>. The first section of Jodhpur Railway from Marwar Junction to Pali was opened for traffic in 1882, extended Luni 1884 and reached Jodhpur in 1885 railways <ref name=Admin1918/>. In 1887, a proposal was put forward for linking up [[Jodhpur]] with other important towns of the State like Nagaur and Makrana and with a possible rail link to [[Bikaner]]. Both these were given due consideration in forming the expansion proposals of Jodhpur Railway. The outcome were agreements dated July 13 and 30 1889, between the British Government, Maharaja of Jodhpur and Maharaja of Bikaner for the construction of a railway from Jodhpur to Bikaner <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n195/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page186, pdf page 195]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>.. This agreement of 1889 was unique, in that, it was first of its kind in which two States native rulers decided to co-operate and invest in an enterprise for the benefit of both and public at large. The title of Jodhpur Railway was changed to Jodhpur Bikaner Railway (JBR). [[Walter Home]] now the Manager of JBR was promoted and Bikhaner formed placed in the list of Superintending Engineers <ref name=Home/>. '''Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway''' In 1889, the two States of Jodhpur and Bikaner formed the Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway (JBR) to promote railway development jointly within the Rajasthan Agency.
In 1891, rapid progress was made in constructing the railway from [[Jodhpur]] to [[Bikaner]], later (1901-1902) extended to [[Bhatinda]] where the JBR connected with the Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) section of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]], and the Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[North Western Railway|North Western]] and the [[Southern Punjab Railway|Southern Punjab Railways]].
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n193/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 185 to 192(pdf193)]; Retrieved 7 Feb 19 Nov 2016</ref>
By 1906 the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]] was having operations over 828 miles in the territories of Sind (under British control) and in territories of the States of Jodhpur and Bikaner. In October 1906 [[Walter Home]] resigned.
In 1924, the JBR was split into its two constituent parts, with two new systems, the [[Jodhpur State Railway|Jodhpur]] and [[Bikhaner Bikaner State Railway|Bikhaner Bikaner State Railways]], formed to work the lines. ==The JBR Network== '''Jodhpur Section''' - 1918 grand total, 687 miles(1105km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n193/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page185, pdf page 193]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>. *Main Line, MG,342 miles(550km)**Kuchman Road-Jodhpur, opened 1891-93, 137 miles **Jodhpur- Luni Junction, opened 1885, 20 miles**Luni Junction-Balotra, opened 1887, 50 miles**Balotra-Barmer, opened 1899, 60 miles**Barmer-Marwar Frontier, opened 1900, 74 miles *Pachpadra Branch Line, MG, 10 miles(16km)**Balotra-Pachpadra, opened 1887, 10 miles *Marwar Junction Extension Line, MG, 44 miles(71km)** Luni Junction-Marwar Pali, opened 1884, 25 miles**Maewar Pali-Marwar Junction, opened 1882, 19 miles *Phalodi Branch Line, MG, 79 miles(127km)**Jodhpur-Osian, opened 1913, 34 miles**Osian-Phalodi, opened 1914, 45 miles
*Bhagu Extension Line, MG, 59 miles(95km)**Merta Road-Nagaur, opened 1891, 35 miles**Nagaur-Bhagu, opened 1891, 24 miles *Marwar Frontier Line, MG, 61 miles(98km)**Degana-Marwar Frontier, opened 1909, 61 miles *Ladna Extension Line, MG, 5 miles(8km)**Jaswantgarg-Ladna, opened 2015, 5 miles *Sanderao Extension Line, MG, 78 miles(125km)** Marwar Junction-Sanderao, sanctioned for construction 1914, 78 miles '''Bikaner Section''' - 1918 grand total, 630 miles(1013km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n195/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page187, pdf page 195]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>. *Main Line, MG, 249 miles(401km)**Bhagu(Marwar Frontier)-Bikaner, opened 1891, 48 miles**Bikaner-Dumera, opened 1898, 42 miles**Dulmera-Suratgarh, opened 1901,71 miles**Suratgarh-Bhatinda, opened 1902, 88 miles *Hisar Extension Line, MG, 136 miles(219km)**Marwar Frontier to Ratangarh, opened 1909-10, 30 miles**Ratangarh-Churu, opened 1910, 26 miles**Churu-Hisar, opened 1911, 80 miles *Bikaner-Ratangarh Chord Line, MG, 85 miles(137km)**Bikaner-Ratangarh, opened 1912, 85 miles *Sardarshahr Extension Line, MG, 27 miles(43km)**Hudera(2 miles from Ratangarh)- Sardarshahr, opened 1916, 27 miles *Hanumangarh-Sadupur Line, MG, 105 miles(169km)** Hanumangarh-Sadupur, sanctioned for construction 1915, 105 miles *Bikaner-Kolayat Line, MG, 27 miles(43km)** Bikaner-Kolayat , sanctioned for construction 1915, 27 miles ==Lines worked by JBR at some time==*'''[[Jodhpur-Hyderabad-Umarkot Railway]] (British Section) ''' – MG, 1918 grand total, 124 miles(200km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n197/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page188, pdf page 197]; surveyed 1890Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>. Section *Hyderabad-Shadipali, opened 1892 as part of a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line; converted to MG in 1901, 56 miles. The section extended eastward from Shadalpi as far as Umarkot and was also known as the is [[Hyderabad-Umarkot Railway]].*Shadipali-JodhpurFrontier, opened 1900, 68 miles '''[[Mirpur Khas-Hyderabad Jhudo Railway]] ''', MG, 50 miles(British Section80km)<ref>[https://archive. Worked org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n198/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page189-91, pdf page 198]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>. Owned, managed and maintained by JBR until 1924; then by JSR, worked as part of the JBR network *Jamro Junction-Jhudo, opened 1909, 50 miles.* '''[[JodhpurMirpur Khas-Hyderabad Khadro Railway]] ''', MG, 49 miles(British Section79km)<ref>[https://archive. Fully opened 1901org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n200/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 190-192, pdf page 200]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>. Worked Owned, managed and maintained by JBR until 1924; then by JSR, worked as part of the JBR network.*Mirpur Khas-Khadro, opened 1912, 49 miles. '''[[Pipar Road-Ravi Light Railway]]''', opened 1910 as part of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Pipar-Bilara Light RailwayRail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]), 25 miles(40km)<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 192, pdf page 201]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>. Worked Constructed as a steam tramway and initially worked by Jodhpur Durbar, taken over by JBR*Pipar Road-Bhavi, opened 1910; then JSR, 192419 miles*Bhavi-Bilara, opened 1912, 6 miles
==Records==
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 24 Jan 18 Nov 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/8/20/1684 ''' “Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway System, Reprint of Contracts; 1922”
*'''L/PWD/8/228 ''' “ File 181A Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway; 1901”
==Further Information after 1924==
See '''[[Jodhpur State Railway]]'''
and '''[[Bikaner State Railway]]'''
== References ==
