Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway

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Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway
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Line of route
Marwar to Kuchaman
Merta to Bhatinda
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 710 miles (1905)
Timeline
1882
1884
1885
Marwar to Pali section opened
Pali to Luni section opened
Luni to Jodhpur section opened
1889 Joint system formed
1891 Jodhpur to Bikaner section opened
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Bhatinda, Bikaner, Hissar, Gigasar, Jodhpur, Kuchaman, Luni, Mahajan, Marwar, Merta, Nagaur, Palana
System agency
Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway
How to interpret this infobox
Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway
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System timeline
1889 Joint system formed
1924 System split between the two States
Constituent companies / lines
1889 Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway
1900 Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway
1910 Pipar-Bilara Light Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Jodhpur
Workshops
Major Stations Bhatinda, Bikaner, Hissar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kuchaman, Luni, Marwar
Successor system / organisation
1924 Bikaner State Railway
Jodhpur State Railway
System mileage
Metre gauge 834 miles (1905)
1331 miles (1921)
2' 6" NG 25 miles (1921)
Associated auxiliary force
n/a
How to interpret this infobox

The Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway (JBR) was a metre gauge system, jointly owned and operated by the Jodhpur and Bikhaner States until 1924 when the system was split between the newly-formed Jodhpur and Bikhaner State Railways.


History

The JBR had its beginnings in a section of metre gauge railway built for the Rajputana-Malwa Railway between Marwar and Luni. Later this section was extended to Jodhpur and formed the first Jodhpur Railway.

In 1889, the two States of Jodhpur and Bikhaner formed the 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 extended to Bhatinda where the JBR connected with the metre gauge section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, and the broad gauge North Western and the Southern Punjab Railways.

In 1924, the JBR was split into its two constituent parts, with two new systems, the Jodhpur and Bikhaner State Railways, formed to work the lines.