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==Lines worked by BNR at some time==
==Lines worked by BB&CIR at some time== info added and redirects checked
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The '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway''' (BBCIRBB&CIR) was incorporated in 1855 for "the construction and working of a line from Bombay, ''via'' Surat and Baroda, to Ahmedabad - total about 320 miles. Capital 2,300,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 2,000,000''l''. capital and 4½ per cent . on 300,000''l''. debentures." 1
Formed in 1855 and began work on track from [[Baroda]] to [[Surat]]. By 1865, the [[Bombay]]-[[Surat]]-[[Baroda]]-[[Ahmedabad]] route was complete; in 1867, the [[Virar]]-Bombay Backbay suburban service commenced with one train in each direction each day. In 1871, trackage was 300.
On 31 December 1905, ownership of the BBCIR BB&CIR passed to the Government of India ([[Government of India |GoI) ]] and a new company formed to manage the BBCIR BB&CIR under a contract agreed in 1907 and revised in 1913.
Management of the BBCIR BB&CIR passed to the GoI on 1 January 1942.
In 1951, the BBCIR BB&CIR (less the Delhi-Rewari-Fazilka and Kanpur-Achnera sections) merged with the Saurashtra, Jaipur State, Jodhpur (Marwar-Phulad section), Rajasthan and Cutch State railways to become the Western Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.
==Branch Lines and extensions==
==Railways absorbed into BNRBB&CIR== ==Lines worked by BB&CIR at some time== *[[Baria State Railway]]; opened 1892. Independent Princely State railway; later renamed Baria-Piplod State Railway, worked by BB&CIR *[[Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway]]; opened 1914-15. State line worked by BB&CIR *[[Bodeli-Chhota Udaipur Railway]]; opened 1917-18. State lineworked by BB&CIR *[[Broach-Jambusar Railway]]; opened 1914-15*[[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]] (GBSR); Narrow Gauge network expanded from 1863 to 1929; initially worked by BB&CIR until 1924 own agency.*[[Gaekwar's Petlad Railway]]; opened 1890. Initially worked by BB&CIR; later by GBSR*[[Kosamba-Zankhvav Railway]]; opened 1912. Constructed and worked by GBSR and later BB&CIR*[[Mehsana-Vadnager Railway]]; opened 1907. Worked by BB&CIR*[[Nagda-Mathura(Muttra) Railway]]; opened 1909. State line, worked by BB&CIR*[[Nagda-Ujjain Railway]]; opened 1896. State line, worked by BB&CIR*[[Palanpur-Deesa Railway]]; opened 1878>. Construction commenced 1878; worked by BB&CIR*[[Patri Railway]]; opened 1873. Worked by BB&CIR*[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]; In service 1901, worked by BB&CIR *[[Petlad-Vaso Railway]]; opened 1914-15. State line, worked by BB&CIR*[[Piplod-Devgad-Baria Railway]]; opened c.1892. Independant Princely State Rly; later extended as Baria State Railway(qv), worked by BB&CIR*[[Rewari-Ferozepore Railway]] ; Under construction 1882, worked by BB&CIR*[[Tarapur-Cambay State Railway]]; opened <1908. Branch line worked by BB&CIR
== Records ==
Unfortunately, there are no BBCIR BB&CIR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
==Stations==
