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Formed == History == Originally called the '''Rajputana State Railway'''(RSR), initial construction in 1873 and 1874 was to link [[Delhi]] to [[Agra]] via [[Alwar]] and [[Bandikui]]. In 1875, the line had extended as far as [[Ajmer]] with the aim to reach [[Ahmadabad]] and to connect to the Broad Gauge ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR). In 1879, the RSR was again authorised to build new lines in metre gauge. In 1881-82, the '''Rajputana-Malwa State Railway''' (qvRMSR)was created amalgamating, under single management, 1882existing State Railways:-*Rajputana State Railway (RSR)*[[Holkar State Railway]], which had opened 1874 from Khandwa reaching Indore, 1876.*[[Scindia-Nimach State Railway]] from Indore to Nimach, including a branch line from Indore to Ujjain opened in August 1876 . The entire line was completed in 1879-80*[[Neemuch Nasirabad State Railway]], Neemuch to Ajmer, the construction was started in 1879, and the work completed in March 1881*[[Western Rajputana State Railway]], known to have existed but no information found.All these railways were worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)State Railways; merged 1900 into all worked by BB&CIR(qv) .
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'''Rajputana State Railway'''5RSR)
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