Nerbudda (Hoshangabad) Bridge GIPR

Nerbudda (Hoshangabad) Bridge GIPR

Marked in the Blue E on the map

Spelling Note

• ‘Nerbudda’ River’ in the Central Provinces is given in the Imperial Gazetteer ;
• ‘Narmada River’ is the alternative name .

The majority of references in historical documents use the spelling Nerbudda – this is the form adopted by Fibis.

Note
There are five different railway bridges over the Nerbudda River, we have listed these on a separate page Nerbudda River Railway Bridges
In order to provide clarity Fibis have use the adjacent (Town) and the Railway Company in each Bridge description.

The ‘Nerbudda Bridge’ at Hoshangabad on the ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway’ ‘GIPR Itasari-Jubbulpur Section’

In 1882 the line opened from Itsari to the north, passing through Hoshangabad. This line was originally ‘Bhopal State Railway’, afterwards the ‘Indian Midland Railway’ and the ‘Midland Section’ of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.