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| − | |route= | + | |route= [[Hotgi]] to [[Guntakal]]<br>[[Guntakal]] to [[Bezwada]]<br>[[Gadag]] to [[Poona]]<br>[[Bellary]] to [[Rayadrug]] (branch) |
|gauge1= Metre gauge | |gauge1= Metre gauge | ||
|gauge1details= 1042 miles (1905) | |gauge1details= 1042 miles (1905) | ||
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| − | |presidency= | + | |presidency= [[Madras]], [[Bombay]] |
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| − | |system1date= | + | |system1date= 1882 |
| − | |system1details= | + | |system1details= Worked by [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] |
| − | |system2date= | + | |system2date= 1907 |
| − | |system2details= | + | |system2details= [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] |
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| − | |timeline2details= | + | |timeline2details= Contracted to work [[Mysore State Railway]] |
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| − | |company1= | + | |company1= 1882 |
|company1details= [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] | |company1details= [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] | ||
| − | |company2= | + | |company2= 1899 |
|company2details= [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]] | |company2details= [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]] | ||
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|company6details= [[Kolhapur State Railway]] | |company6details= [[Kolhapur State Railway]] | ||
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|company7details= [[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]] | |company7details= [[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]] | ||
| − | |company8= | + | |company8= 1882 |
|company8details= [[Mysore State Railway]] | |company8details= [[Mysore State Railway]] | ||
| − | |company9= | + | |company9= 1902 |
|company9details= [[West of India Portuguese Railway]] | |company9details= [[West of India Portuguese Railway]] | ||
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| − | |system1date= | + | |system1date= 1907 |
| − | |system1details= | + | |system1details= [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] |
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| − | |gauge1= | + | |gauge1= Metre gauge |
| − | |gauge1details= | + | |gauge1details= 1687 miles (1905) |
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| − | |auxillary forces= | + | |auxillary forces= [[Southern Mahratta Railway Rifle Corps]] |
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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | The SMR was founded in 1882 | + | The SMR was founded in 1882 to construct a metre gauge railway between [[Hotgi]] and [[Gadag]] (opened to traffic in 1884), one of the "famine lines" set up with a guarantee. In the same year (1882), it was contracted by the Indian State of Mysore to work the several metre gauge lines that the Mysore State had built or was in the course of construction. |
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| + | In 1888, a line was extended from [[Londa]] towards the Portuguese colony of [[Goa]] where it connected with the [[Marmagao]] line. (From 1902 this line was leased as the [[West of India Portuguese Railway]].) By 1890, this line extended from Londa eastwards via [[Guntakal]] to [[Bezwada]], and northwards to [[Poona]], turning the SMR from an assortment of branches to a real railway network. | ||
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| + | In 1908, the SMR merged with the [[Madras Railway]] to form the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 3 January 2009
| Southern Mahratta Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Hotgi to Guntakal Guntakal to Bezwada Gadag to Poona Bellary to Rayadrug (branch) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 1042 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1884 | First sections opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Madras, Bombay | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| 1882 | Worked by Southern Mahratta Railway | |
| 1907 | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Southern Mahratta Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1882 | Contracted to work Mysore State Railway | |
| 1907 | Merged with Madras Railway | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1882 | Southern Mahratta Railway | |
| 1899 | Birur-Shimoga Railway | |
| Guntakal-Mysore Frontier Railway | ||
| Hindupur-Yesvantpur Railway | ||
| Hospet-Kottur Railway | ||
| Kolhapur State Railway | ||
| 1891 | Mysore-Nanjangud Railway | |
| 1882 | Mysore State Railway | |
| 1902 | West of India Portuguese Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | ||
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | ||
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1907 | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 1687 miles (1905) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| Southern Mahratta Railway Rifle Corps | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR) was also variously called the Southern Maratha Railway and the Southern Maharastra Railway.
History
The SMR was founded in 1882 to construct a metre gauge railway between Hotgi and Gadag (opened to traffic in 1884), one of the "famine lines" set up with a guarantee. In the same year (1882), it was contracted by the Indian State of Mysore to work the several metre gauge lines that the Mysore State had built or was in the course of construction.
In 1888, a line was extended from Londa towards the Portuguese colony of Goa where it connected with the Marmagao line. (From 1902 this line was leased as the West of India Portuguese Railway.) By 1890, this line extended from Londa eastwards via Guntakal to Bezwada, and northwards to Poona, turning the SMR from an assortment of branches to a real railway network.
In 1908, the SMR merged with the Madras Railway to form the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway.
Records
Unfortunately, there are no SMR Staff agreements held at the British Library in the India Office Records.
External links
Frederick Dibblee, MICE, briefly Superintending Engineer, SMR (1882).
