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Mysore State Railway

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{{Line Railways Infobox
|image=Mysore State Railway Logo.png|caption= Mysore State Railway Logo
|route= [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]]<br>[[Bangalore]] to [[Harihar]]
|gauge1= Metre gauge
==Original Mysore State Railway History==
[[File: Mysore State Railway 1909.png|thumb| Mysore State Railway - Original Lines]]
*1872-73: Proposals to develop railways in Mysore State were turned down in favour of irrigation projects “for the improvement and re-establishment of the ancient system of irrigation, before any outlay is applied to the construction of a 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 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 [[Mysore State|State of Mysore]],
*1881-82 opening to traffic.
* ‘[[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]’, 38 miles(61km) MG from [[Birur]] to [[Shimoga]], a branch line, constructed by Mysore State, opened 1899 <ref name=Adminp88>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n96/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 88 (pdf96) ]; Retrieved 13 Feb 2018</ref>. Worked by SMR until 1907; then M&SMR until 1919; then reverted to MSR.
==Second Mysore State RailwayHistory==
[[File: Mysore State Railway 1931.png|thumb| Mysore State Railway 1931]]
''This development is clearly seen on the 1931 Map''.
*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, MSR was nationalised and in 1951 became part of '''[[Southern Railway]]''', one of the then newly formed zones of [[Indian Railways]].
==Second Mysore State Railway Lines constructed/worked by the Second MSR==''See separate pages for further information''. Listed here <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>:- * ‘[[YelahakaMysore-Bangarpet Bangalore Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge86 miles(138km) MG from [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NGMysore]]) line owned by to [[Kolar and Mysore District BoardBangalore]]via Chanapatna, opened 1913, worked constructed by the Original MSR and extended 1918, opened 1881-82 * ‘[[TarikereMysore-Narasimharajapura TramwayNanjangud Railway]]’, 2ft 16 miles(610km26km) NG TramwayMG from [[Mysore]] to [[Nanjangud]], a branch line, opened 1915. Worked constructed by the Original MSR, opened 1891 * ‘[[BowringpetBirur-Chikballapur Shimoga Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm NG railway, owned by 38 miles(61km) MG from [[Kolar and Mysore District BoardBirur]], opened 1916. Worked by MSR.* ‘to [[Chikballapur-Bangalore City RailwayShimoga]], 2ft 6in/762mm NG railwaya branch line, opened 1918. Worked constructed by the Original MSR., opened 1899* ‘[[Mysore-Arsikere Railway]]’, 103 miles(166km) MG railway, from [[Mysore]] to [[Arsikere]], opened 1918. Worked by MSR..* ‘[[Chickjajur-Chitaldrug Railway]]’, 21 miles(34km) MG branch linefrom [[Chickjajur]] to [[Chitaldrug]], opened 1921. Worked by MSR.* ‘[[TadasaNajangud-Hebbe TramwayChamrajnagar Railway]]’, 2ft 22 miles(610km37km) NG TramwayMG extension of [[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]] from [[Najangud]] to [[Chamrajnagar]], opened 1921 1926. Worked by MSR* ‘[[NajangudShimoga-Chamrajnagar Anandapuram Railway]]’, 36 miles(58km) MG further extension of [[MysoreBirur-Nanjangud Shimoga Railway]] from [[Shimoga]] to [[Anandapuram]], opened 19261929-34. Worked by MSR* ‘[[Anandapuram-Sagara Railway]]’, 16 miles(26km) MG further extension of [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]] from [[Anandapuram]] to [[Sagara]] opened 1938. Worked 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>* ‘[[Sagara-Talaguppe Railway]]’, MG further extension to [[Talaguppe]] of the [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]], opened 1940.  ===Narrow Gauge (NG) Lines worked by the Second MSR===''See separate pages for further information''. The following are listed as part of the ‘Mysore Railway System’* ‘[[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]]’, 2ft (610km) NG Tramway, 27 miles(43km), opened 1915. Worked by MSR <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 254, pdf 297]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. * ‘[[Kolar District Railway]]’ original section known as the ‘[[Bowringpet-Chikballapur Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm NG railway, 63 miles(101km), owned by [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]], opened 1913-166. Worked by MSR<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 ibid , 31 March 1937 ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 252, pdf 295]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. * ‘[[ShimogaBangalore-Chik Ballapur Light Railway]]’, also known as the ‘[[Chikballapur-Anandapuram Bangalore City Railway]]’, MG further extension 2ft 6in/762mm NG railway, 39 miles(62km), opened 1916-18. Worked by MSR<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 ibid , 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 250, pdf 293]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. ** ‘[[BirurYelahaka-Shimoga Bangarpet Railway]]’, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned by [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]], opened 1913, and incorporated into the above, 1934worked by MSR * ‘[[Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway]]’, 2ft (610km) NG Tramway, 9.6 miles(15km), opened 1921. Worked by MSR)<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 ibid , 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 255, pdf 298]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>.
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