Jaipur State Railway

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Jaipur State Railway

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Line of route
Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur
Jaipur-Jhunjhun
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 73 miles (1907)
108 miles (1916)
179 miles (after 1918)
Timeline
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Reengus, Sikar , Jhunjhun
System agency
Owned and worked by Jaipur Durbar
Trafficed by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
1936 Reverted to by Jaipur Durbar
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The Jaipur State Railway was a metre gauge(MG) railway constructed by the Jaipur Durbar and owned by the Princely Jaipur State. The railway was managed, stocked and worked by the Jaipur Durbar and trafficked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) for a specified fee. [1].

The mainline, known as the Jaipur-Sawai Madhopu Railway from Sanganer (in the south west suburbs of Jaipur) to Nawai , 32 miles, opened in 1905 and extended to Sawai Madhopur in 1907 giving a total line length of 73 miles[1] to the south-east of Jaipur.

The Jaipur-Shaikhawati Railway was named on the ceremonial opening of the Jaipur West railway station, Nov 9th 1916 by the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford [2] when the line was further extended to Reengus, a line of 108 miles(173km) from Jaipur to the north-west.

Progress in Opening

The following is reported in the 1937 Report[3].

  • ‘Main Line’
    • ‘Sanganer to Nawal Section’, 32 miles(52km), opened 1905
    • ‘Nawal to Sawai-Madhopur Section’, 41 miles(66km), opened 1907
  • ‘Jhunjhunu Extension’
    • ‘Jaipur to Reengus Section’, 35½ miles(57km), opened 1916
    • ‘ Reengus to Palsana Section’, 14 miles(23km), opened 1918
    • ‘Palsana via Sikar to Nawalgarh Section’, 34 miles(54km), opened 1922-23
    • ‘Nawalgarh to Jhunjhunu Section’, 23 miles(37km), opened 1924

The railway was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) until 1936 when the Jaipur Durbar took the ‘Jaipur State Railway’ back under its own management [4] [5].

The ‘Statistics of Working’ Report for 1937 [3] show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 for the ‘Jaipur State Railway’ with the open line length of 73 miles(117km) in 1913 rising to 181 miles (291km) in 1926-27.

The 1937 Report [3] states “The working of the line has been taken over by the Jaipur Darbar with effect from 1 April 1936. As from that date the Agreement ..... in respect of the ‘Sanganer-Sawai Madhopur Section’ ... between the Jaipur Durbar and the Bombay ,Baroda and Central India Railway Company, as to the management, maintenance and working of the Jaipur State Railway by the Company have been terminated.”

Classification

Indian Railway Classification of 1926 - Class II railway system.

Further Information

See Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) until 1936
and BB&CIR BG Lines Managed and Worked until 1936

References