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The nameLater, the MSR, or '''Mysore State Railway''' (MSR)as it was sometimes known in this context, originally referred was the name applied to the a network of disjointed metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line which connected branch lines owned by the State capital, [[Mysore]], to [[BangalorePrincely states|Princely ]] and named the [[Mysore-Bangalore RailwayState]]Durbar. The MSR also developed a number of other railways which from 1887 were initially leased the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR).

Later,the MSR, or '''==Original Mysore State Railway History==[[File: Mysore State Railway 1909.png|thumb| Mysore State Railway''' as it was sometimes known - Original Lines]]*1872-73: Proposals to develop railways in Mysore State were turned down in this contextfavour of irrigation projects “for the improvement and re-establishment of the ancient system of irrigation, was the name before any outlay is applied to the construction of a network railway” <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records L/PARL/2/100 “Railways in India for the year 1872-73” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’-– presented to both Houses of disjointed metre gauge(Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1872-73; Para 92 </ref>*1876-77: following the disastrous famine the original sections of the MSR were planned and built by the [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_GaugeMysore State|MGState of Mysore]]) branch lines owned by , *1881-82 opening to traffic. *1887: in order to eradicate its "famine debt", the [[Princely statesMysore State|Princely State of Mysore]]leased the MSR to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR) for a period of 45 years.<ref> [http://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/mysore.html "The Ex-Mysore StateMetre Gauge Lines" by Ian Manning 2007. IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club'' ] Retrieved on 9 Feb 2016</ref>.*1893: it was determined that the Mysore State Railway (MSR) would cede ownership and jurisdiction of “the mainline from Harihar to Bangalore and to Hindupur which will be taken over by the British Government” ...”The section from Bangalore to Mysore and Nanjangode is an isolated local line, jurisdiction over which should be retained by the Mysore State” <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ R/2/Box 4/35 Dispatch No 872-I, Fort William, 9 Mar 1893 from- Sir Mortimer Durand, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department to The Resident in Mysore, Para 2.</ref>*1907: the SMR transformed itself into the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] Durbar(M&SMR), with the lease following. At this time, the Railway Department of the State of Mysore was defunct.

== History ==Following the disastrous famine of 1876-77, the original sections of the MSR were planned and built by the [[Original Mysore State|State of Mysore]], opening to traffic from 1881-82. In 1887, in order to eradicate its "famine debt", the [[Mysore State|State of Mysore]] leased the MSR to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR) for a period of 45 years.Lines==<ref> [http://www.irfca.org/articles/manning/mysore.html "The Ex-Mysore State Metre Gauge Lines" by Ian Manning 2007. Placed on IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan ClubSee separate pages for further information'' Server] Retrieved on 9 Feb 2016</ref>. In 1907, the SMR transformed itself into the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (M&SMR), with the lease following. At this time, the Railway Department of the State of Mysore was defunct. From 1912, the State of Mysore again became actively involved in the promotion and construction of railway lines within its boundaries, and, between 1916 and 1918, opened 232 miles of railway to traffic. In 1919, the State succesfully sought the reversion of the [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]] section and two branch lines, the [[Birur-Shimoga Railway| ‘Birur-Shimoga’]] and the [[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway| ‘Mysore-Nanjangud’ Railways]]. Further construction, chiefly between 1921 and 1934, added 105 miles of new track. From 1 January 1938, the lines leased to M&SMR reverted to the control of the State of Mysore, creating a homogenous railway of just under 740 miles. In 1950, MSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of Southern Railway, one of the then newly formed zones of Indian Railways. == Original Mysore State Lines==* ‘[[Mysore-Bangalore Railway]]’, 86 miles(138km) MG from [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]] via Chanapatna, constructed by Mysore State, opened 1881-82 <ref name=Adminp92>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n100/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 92 (pdf100) ]; Retrieved 13 Feb 2018</ref>. Worked by Mysore State until 1887, then by SMR 1887-. In 1893 ownership transferred to the Government of India and worked by SMR until 1907, then M&SMR as part of the M&MSR ‘Mysore Section’ until 1919, then when it reverted to MSR.* ‘[[Bangalore Harihar Railway]]’, 210 miles(336km) MG from [[Bangalore]] to [[Harihar]] via [[Yesvantpur|Yesvantpur Junction]], constructed by Mysore State, opened in stages from 1884-89 <ref name=Adminp92/>, with 33 stations <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ IOR/R/2/Box 4/35</ref>. Worked by Mysore State until 1887, SMR 1887-1907. In , then M&SMR as part of the M&MSR ‘Mysore Section’ until 1938 when it reverted to MSR.* ‘[[Yesvantpur-Bangalore Hindupur Railway]]’, 58½ 51 miles(94km82km). ‘MG from [[Yesvantpur|Yesvantpur Junction]] to the Mysore Frontier’, 51¼ miles fully opened by 1894 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n98/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 90 (pdf98) ]; Retrieved 13 Feb 2018</ref>. The first 20 miles(32km) from Frontier at [[YesvantpurHindupur]] constructed by Mysore State. On opening in 1893 ownership transferred to [[Dod-Ballapur]] opened in 1892 the Government of India and known worked by SMR until 1907, then M&SMR as part of the '[[Yesvantpur Dod-Ballapur Railway]]'. The section M&MSR ‘Mysore Frontier Section’ until 1938 when reverted to [[Hindupur]]’, 7¼ miles opened 1893 <ref>[https://archiveMSR.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n94/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 86 (pdf94)]; Retrieved 13 Feb 2018</ref>

==Lines constructedSecond Mysore State Railway History==[[File: Mysore State Railway 1931.png|thumb| Mysore State Railway 1931]]''This development is clearly seen on the 1931 Map''.*1912: the State of Mysore again became actively involved in the promotion and construction of railway lines within its boundaries and, between 1916 and 1918, opened 232 miles of railway to traffic. *1919, the [[Mysore State]] successfully sought the reversion from the M&SMR of the [[Mysore-Bangalore Railway| ‘Mysore -Bangalore Section’]] and two branch lines, the ‘[[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]]’ became another part of the the MSR<ref> British Library IOR L/F/8/20/1704‘Contract with the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Co.Ltd as to the transfer of Mysore-Nanjangud , Birur-Shimoga and Mysore-Bangalore Railways sections of the Mysore Railway to the Mysore Durbar. Dated 24 Oct 1924 effective 1 Oct 1919</worked by ref>*Further construction, chiefly between 1921 and 1934, added 105 miles of new track.*1938. From 1 January 1938, the lines leased to M&SMR reverted to the control of the State of Mysore, creating a homogenous railway of just under 740 miles. *1950, MSRwas nationalised and in 1951 became part of '''[[Southern Railway]]''', one of the then newly formed zones of [[Indian Railways]]. == Second Mysore State Railway Lines==''See separate pages for further information''. <br>The following Metre Gauge(MG) Lines based on 1937 ‘History of Railways’, listed in chronological order <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 248, pdf 291]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>:- * ‘[[TarikereMysore-Narasimharajapura TramwayBangalore Railway]]’, opened 1915. Narrow gauge tramway86 miles(138km) MG from [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]] via Chanapatna, worked constructed by the Original MSR, opened 1881-82 * ‘[[YelahakaMysore-Bangarpet Nanjangud Railway]]’, owned by 16 miles(26km) MG from [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]] to [[Nanjangud]], opened 1913a branch line, worked constructed by the Original MSR and extended 1918, opened 1891 * ‘[[BowringpetBirur-Chikballapur Shimoga Railway]]’, owned by 38 miles(61km) MG from [[Birur]] to [[Kolar and Mysore District BoardShimoga]], a branch line, constructed by the Original MSR, opened 1916. Narrow Gauge Railway; worked by MSR.1899* ‘[[ChikballapurMysore-Bangalore City Arsikere Railway]]’, opened 1918; worked by* ‘103 miles(166km) MG railway, from [[Mysore-]] to [[Arsikere Railway]]’, opened 1918. Worked by MSR.* ‘[[Chickjajur-Chitaldrug Railway]]’, opened 1921. A short 21 miles(34km) MG branch line, worked by MSR.* ‘from [[Chickjajur]] to [[Tadasa-Hebbe TramwayChitaldrug]]’, opened 1921. Worked by MSR* ‘[[Najangud-Chamrajnagar Railway]]’, opened 1926. Extension 22 miles(37km) MG extension of [[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]]; worked by MSR from [[Najangud]] to [[Chamrajnagar]], opened 1926. * ‘[[Shimoga-Anandapuram-Sagara Railway]]’, opened 1938. Further 36 miles(58km) MG further extension of [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]; worked by MSRfrom [[Shimoga]] to [[Anandapuram]], opened 1929-34.* ‘[[Anandapuram-Sagara-Talaguppe Railway]]’, opened 16 miles(26km) 1940. Opened as MG further extension to of [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]; worked from [[Anandapuram]] to [[Sagara]] opened 1938. Sanctioned 1935 “to develop a tract of country rich in forest produce and minerals <ref>[http://hdl.handle.net/10973/18160 “Report by MSRthe Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol.I; Railway Department, Government of India” Page 41 pdf 56 Para 40 (i) ]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>* ‘[[ShimogaSagara-Anandapuram Talaguppe Railway]]’, opened 1934. Opened 1934 as MG further extension to [[Talaguppe]] of the [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]; worked by MSR), opened 1940.

* IOR/R/2/Box4/34; “Files 479A 1-3 1888 Cession to the British Govt. of jurisdiction over the Mysore State Railways”; 1886-93* IOR/L/F/8/13/939; “Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Contract for an extension of the Mysore State Railway and maintenance and working and extension as separate undertaking Secretary of State”; 31 Aug 1887* IOR/L/F/8/20/1704; “Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Contract as to transfer of Mysore-Nanjangud, Birur-Shimoga and Mysore-Bangalore sections of the Mysore Railway to the Mysore Durbar Secretary" 24 Oct 1924

 ==Personnel==<br>The following have been found from other sources:-

For details and map ''See separate pages as detailed above for further information''* See also '''[[Southern Mahratta Railway]]''' for period 1887-1907.* See also '''[[Madras_and_Southern_Mahratta_Railway#Railway_leased_to_M.26SMR|Madras and_Southern Mahratta Railway]]''' for railway and tramways in the north of Mysore State see period 1907-1912* See also '''[[Tramways in Mysore State]]'''for details and map for railway and tramways in the north of Mysore State