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Tirhoot State Railway The following is generally based on the 1918 ‘Administration Report for Railways’ <ref name=Adlmin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n170/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 162-164]; Retrieved 22 Apr 2020</ref> and gives a total line length of opened lines of 209 miles(TSR336km) operated the line from late in 1886 . * Samastipur to Muzaffarpur Branch, 32 miles opened in 1877, extended to 30th June 1890Bettiah in 1883, a further 68 miles. TSR was then worked by Bengal * Dalsing Sarai southwards to Bachwara and North Western Railway to Semaria Ghat , a southern extension opened 1883, 11 miles * Darbhanga to Jhanjharpur (nr Madhumbani), opened 1883, 24 miles , (B&NWRpart of ‘Darbhanga-Bhaptiahi Branch’ see below) from 1st July 1890. TSR was merged into the Oudh * Muzaffapur southwards to Hajipur Junction and Tirhut Railway on 1st January 1943onward to Hajipur Ghat (facing Patna) opened in 1884, 36 miles. ==Branch Railways of Tirhoot Railway (TSR)==*[[Nirmali Branch File:Tirhoot Railwayfrom 1886.png|thumb|’Tirhoot Railway’ 1886 onwards]] Ownership is believed to have been later transferred to the Government of India(Metre gauge: 45 milesGoI) - Opened ., '' date not determined''. The railway was worked by the GoI as part of the Indian State Railways from opening to late 1886. The records show the spelling changed to ‘Tirhoot Railway’ from then onwards. The following is generally based on the 1918 ‘Administration Report for Railways’ <ref name=Adlmin1918/>===Tirhoot Mainline==='The ‘Tirhoot Mainline’ metre gauge([[Darbhanga State RailwayRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] 1883), total 169 miles(272km) consisting of following sections:-84; became Nirmali Branch of Tirhoot Railway; worked by B&NWR 1886* Sonapore-1890; then Tirhoot State Railway Hajipur Junction, opened 1887, 3 mile extension from Hajipur Junction westwards to Sonapore(TSR'' Sonpur on map'') *Hahjipur Junction-Bachhwara, opened 1900,44 miles, *Bachhwara-Baranni Junction, opened 1888, 10 miles,*Baranni Junction-Katihar Junction, opened 1900-02, 112 miles ===Tirhoot Railway Branches===The ‘Tirhoot Railway Branches’ metre gauge([[Sakri-Jainager Branch RailwayRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] ), total 635 miles( Metre gauge1022m) consisting of following sections: 30 miles) - opened 14 January 1905<br>§ indicates a portion of the original ‘Tirhut Railway’ *Jaynagar Branch * ‘Hajiipur- Muzaffapur Branch’ , 36 miles from Muzaffapur southwars to Hajiipur and onward to the ‘Hajipur Ghat Branch’, opened 14 January 1905 1884 §.*Patna branch (Metre gauge: 1 mile* ‘Semaria Ghat Extension’ from Barauni Junction, opened 1883 §, 5 miles.) ** ‘Bachhwara-Bagaha Branch’ , total 178 miles from Bachwara to Dalsing Sarai, opened 1883 §; Dalsing Sarai to Samastipur, opened 1875 §; Samastipur to Muzaffapur, opened 1877 §; Muzaffapur to Bettiah opened 1883 §; Bettiah via Shikarpur to Bagaha opened 1906- 07 and extended to the [[Gundak Bridge]] East Bank 1912. ** ‘Raxaul Branch’, 2 miles from egauli to Raxaul, opened 18841899** ‘Samastipur-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj Loop’, total 142 miles from Samastipurto Darbhanga, opened 1875 §; Darbhanga to Riga, opened 1990-91; Riga to Bairagnia, opened 1901-02; Bairagnia to Narkatiaganj loop Junction(Metre gauge: 142 milesShikarpur on map) - , opened 18751907.*Jaynagar branch * ‘Bhika Throree Branch’, 22 miles, Narkatiaganj Junction(Shikarpur) to Bhikna Thoree(Metre gauge: 30 miles'' Bikna Thori on map'') - , opened 19051906.*Bhiknathori branch * ‘Darbhanga-Bhaptiahi Branch’, 54 miles from Darbhanga to Jhanjharpur (Metre gauge: 21 miles''near Madhumbani on map'') - , opened 1883 § and Jhanjharpur to Bhaptiahi, opened 19061887.*Semaria * ‘Bhaptiahi -Pertabganj Ghat’, 11 miles from Bhaptiahi to Pertabganj Ghat branch , (Metre gauge: 7 miles''Khanwa Ghat on map'') - , opened 1 May 18831888** ‘Jaynagar Branch’, also known as the ‘[[Sakri-Jainager Branch Railway]]’ 30 miles from Sakri to Jaynagar branch ''(Metre gauge: 30 milesJainagar on map) - '', opened 1905*Supaul branch (Metre gauge: 45 * ‘Bhaptiahi-Mansi Branch’, 60 miles) - from Bhaptiahi to Mans, opened 1907*Madhepura branch (Metre gauge: 12 * ‘Baijnathpur Branch’, 5 miles) - from Saharsa to Baijnathpur, opened 1908. Extended to Dauram Madhepuraj** ‘Monghyr Branch’, 6 miles from Sahobpur Kamal to Monghyr Ghat, opened 1900** ‘Bhagalpur Branch’, from Thana Bibpur to Mahadeopur Ghat, opened 1901, 11 Miles; Mahadeopur Ghat to Barari Ghat by Steamer Service; Barari Ghat to Blagalpur Kachery, extended 1918opened 1906; Blagalpur Kachery to Bhagalpur EIR Station, 1910 *Budhamghat branch (Metre gauge: 14 * ‘Samastipur-Rusera-Khagaria Extension’, 53 miles) from Samastipur to Rusera Ghat, opened 1912; Rusera Ghat to- Khagaria, opened 19081915
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The '''Tirhoot State Railway''' (TSR) was one of the first metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railways promoted by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]).
==HistoryTirhut Railway==The '''Tirhoot State [[File:Tirhut Railway''' (TSR) 1875 to 1886.png|thumb|’Tirhut Railway’ 1875 to 1886 ]]Originally named the ‘Tirhut Railway’ it was originally named '''Tirhut Railway''' as a temporary famine relief line in 1874 between Dalsing Sarai (''midway between Samastra and owned by the Provincial Government. Ownership is believed Bachwara shown on map'') northwards to have been later transferred Samastipur to the Government of India. The railway was worked by the GoI as part of the Indian State Railways from opening to late 1886Darbhanga, 38 miles(61km), opened Nov 1875. <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n170/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 162-164]; Retrieved 28 Jan 2016</ref>
The [[Gunduck Bridge]] line was constructed owned by the Tirhoot State Railway completing the connection with the Bengal and North- Western Railway. The bridge was opened in 1887 Provincial Government and consisted of 5 spans of 250 feet with a half mile viaduct on one bank of some early records refer to the river. ‘[[Horace BellDarbhanga State Railway]] was ’ and tlater as the Engineer-in-Chief and ‘[[R.A.WayNirmali Branch Railway]] was the Executive Engineer in charge of construction’.
==Lines worked by TSR==
*[[Segowlie-Raxaul Railway]] – Privately owned; opened 1899 and worked by B&NWR; Absorbed by Tirhoot State Railway c.1920
==Railway Constructions==
The [[Gunduck Bridge]] was constructed by the Tirhoot State Railway completing the connection with the Bengal and North- Western Railway. The bridge was opened in 1887 and consisted of 5 spans of 250 feet with a half mile viaduct on one bank of the river. [[Horace Bell]] was the Engineer-in-Chief and [[R.A.Way]] was the Executive Engineer in charge of construction.
==Working Arrangements==
‘Tirhoot State Railway’ (TSR) operated the line from late 1886 to 30th June 1890.
<br>TSR was then worked in conjunction with '''[[Bengal and North-Western Railway]]''' (B&NWR) from 1st July 1890.
<br>The 1908 Map <ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=30 ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 26, Atlas 1909 edition, Railway Map--Sectional (2), p. 24.’ ]; Retrieved 20 Apr 2020</ref> shows on the TSR as a part of the B&NWR network.
<br>The 1918 Administration Report for Railways
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n172/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 164 (pdf172)]; Retrieved 120 Apr 2020</ref> shows that the TSR, although included under the B&NWR was submitting separate Statistics of Working’ .
TSR was merged into the Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1st January 1943
==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]]
