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In 1924, the The '''Jodhpur State Railway''' (JSR) was created in 1924 and took over responsibility for working the "[[Jodhpur]] section Section" of the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]], including the British section of the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]].
Writing critically in 1929 about third class travelling, Mahatma Ghandi condemned ==Background ==Originally named the '''Jodhpur Railway''' the latrines first section opened as a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line in JSR carriages as being "absolutely intolerable1882, insanitary and unfit for human use . . . The State railways should really be a model to the British system; whereas the actual state of things is becoming the other wasy." '''[[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]] ''' (1JBR)in 1889.
At Independence In 1908 the JBR operated 828 miles(1325km) in 1947, the territories of Sind (under British section control) and in territories of the [[States of Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]] became part of [[Pakistan Railways]]and Bikaner.
1. Mahatma GhandiIn 1924, the JBR was divided into its two constituent parts, "Third-Class Travellingwith two new systems," [http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/VOL045.PDF the '''Jodhpur State Railway'Letters of Mahatma Ghandi''(JSR) and [[Bikhaner State Railway]](BSR) formed to take over responsibility for working the raiway. The JSR taking the “Jodhpur Section” of the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]], 45:39together with the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]](British Section).
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{{System_Railways_Infobox
|image=Jodhpur Railway Logo.png|caption= Jodhpur (State) Railway Logo
|timeline1date= 1924
|timeline1details= System formed
}}
By 1918 the ‘JBR System’ had expanded to 1355 miles(2180km); which comprised 1106 miles(1179km) plus a further 249 miles(401km) which JBR was working and operating under agreements with other railways <ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/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>.
A further 210 miles(400km) were sanctioned or under construction by JBR in 1918 <ref name== Notes ==Admin1918/>.
==1924 onwards==
[[File:Jodhpur Railway_System_1937_Map.png|thumb|Jodhpur Stae Railway System 1937 Map]]
'''Jodhpur State Railway''' (JSR) was created in 1924, the exact mileage comprising the “Jodhpur Section” is not known but in 1918 it was 687 miles(1105km) plus 124 miles(200km) of the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]](British Section).
Writing critically in 1929 about third class travelling, Mahatma Ghandi condemned the latrines in JSR carriages as being "absolutely intolerable, insanitary and unfit for human use . . . The State railways should really be a model to the British system; whereas the actual state of things is the other way."
<ref>[http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/VOL045.PDF Mahatma Ghandi, "Third-Class Travelling, ''Letters of Mahatma Ghandi'', Vol 45, 14 Feb 1929 page 41]; Retrieved 14 Jan 2016</ref>
In 1936-37 the route mileage for the JSR had expanded to 767 miles(1234km); they were also operating the British section of the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]](British Section), expanded to 239 miles(384km) and also the [[Mirpur Khas-Khadro Railway]], 49 miles(79km). All these being metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines <ref>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 116, pdf 147 ]; Retrieved 18 Apr 2020</ref>.
At Independence in 1947 the western portions of the ‘[[Jodhpur State Railway ]]’,the ‘[[Bikaner State Railway]]’ and the British section of the ‘[[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]]’ were ceded to the government of Pakistan becoming part of ‘[[Pakistan Railways]]’<ref>[http://rajasthanhistory.com/gpage5.html “History of Rail in Rajasthan” by Dr Mohanlal Gupta, Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Rajasthan, Jodhpur]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>.
The remaining eastern portions of the ‘[[Jodhpur State Railway ]]’, excluding the ‘Marwar-Phulad Section’ and the ‘[[Bikaner State Railway]]’ became part of the of [[Northern Railway| ‘Indian Railways - Northern Railway Zone’ ]] in 1952.
==Further Information==
See '''[[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]] ''' for period up to 1924
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
