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The [[Nagda-Ujjain Railway]] was an Indian States line, opened in 1896 and joined to the [[Ratlam-Nagda Railway]]. The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line which linked [[Nagda]] to [[Ujjain]] had a line length of 32 miles (51km)<ref>[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1397109746468-history_1.pdf Indian Railways "History of the Ratlam Division – Section 5 BB&CIRailwayCI Railway"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref><ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf #page/n24/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 16]; Retrieved 19 Dec 201526 Jan 2016</ref>
The line was worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
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 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/8/15/1063''' “Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Government of His Highness the Maharajah Heads of Agreement for the use of Nagda Station; for the working of the Nagda-Ujjain Railway; for joint use of the line, from 15th July, 1896
== References ==
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Indian States Railways]]
