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the '''Bangalore Harihar Railway''' As was originally a famine relief project, the . The [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mysore State]] Durbar opened the [[Mysore State Railway]](MSR) first from [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore ]] in 1881, '''and extended to [[BangaloreGubbi]]''' to Gubbi in 1884 and Gubbi to '''reaching [[Harihar]]''' in 1889 with . The railway headquarters were at [[Mysore]].
In 1887, in order to eradicate its "famine debt", the State of Mysore leased the MSR to the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR) for a period of 45 years.
In 1907, the SMR merged with [[Madras Railway]](MR) to become the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (M&SMR)and they continued to work and manage the railway. l
==Further Information==
See [[Madras Railway]] and [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]
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[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
