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It was essentially a British township built by the early British railway men. The Delhi Bandikui line was opened in 1874, part of the [[Rajputana-Malwa State Railway|Rajputan - Delhi Railway]]. It later became part of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<ref>[http://vyangduniya.blogspot.com/2012/06/romance-of-railway-bandikui.html The Romance Of Railway - Bandikui]</ref>
There was a “beautiful railway colony with well kept bungalows, gardens & well trimmed hedges”, and a Railway Institute.<ref>[http://chrisrose05.blogspot.com./2013_01_01_archive.html "Days of the Raj"] by Owen Patrick Rose, 23 January 2013</ref> Bandikui was one of those towns railway colonies on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway whose [Railway Institute] dances were so well regarded that people would travel for up to six hours by train to attend.<ref>[http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/supplements/the-anglo-indian-legacy-saga/106491.html "The Anglo-Indian legacy saga"] by R V Smith Nov 26 2015 ''The Statesman'' </ref>
In 1901, one of the companies of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment]] was located at Bandikui.
