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Prior to 1924 the The '''[[Jodhpur-Bikaner State Railway]]''' (JBRJSR) was a metre gauge system, jointly owned created in 1924 and operated by took over responsibility for working the [[Princely states|Princely Bikaner]]section of the [[Jodhpur State]] and [[Bikhaner State-Bikaner Railway]] .
In 1924, ==Background ==Originally named the '''Bikaner State Jodhpur Railway''' took over responsibility for working the first section opened as a metre gauge([[BikanerRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] section of ) line in 1882, becoming the '''[[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]]''' (JBR) in 1889.
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In 1908 the JBR operated 828 miles(1325km) in the territories of Sind (under British control) and in territories of the States of Jodhpur and Bikaner.
By 1918 the ‘JBR System’ had expanded to 1355 miles(2180km); which comprised 1106 miles(1179km) plus a further 249 miles(401km) which JBR was working and operating under agreements with other railways <ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n194/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page185 (pdf194)]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>.
A further 210 miles(400km) were sanctioned or under construction by JBR in 1918 <ref name=Admin1918/>.
'''Bikaner Section of the BSR''' - 1918 grand total, 630 miles(1013km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n195/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 187 (pdf195)]]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>.
*Main Line, MG, 249 miles(401km)
**Bhagu(Marwar Frontier)-Bikaner, opened 1891, 48 miles
**Bikaner-Dumera, opened 1898, 42 miles
**Dulmera-Suratgarh, opened 1901,71 miles
**Suratgarh-Bhatinda, opened 1902, 88 miles
*Hisar Extension Line, MG, 136 miles(219km)
**Marwar Frontier to Ratangarh, opened 1909-10, 30 miles
**Ratangarh-Churu, opened 1910, 26 miles
**Churu-Hisar, opened 1911, 80 miles
*Bikaner-Ratangarh Chord Line, MG, 85 miles(137km)
**Bikaner-Ratangarh, opened 1912, 85 miles
*Sardarshahr Extension Line, MG, 27 miles(43km)
**Hudera(2 miles from Ratangarh)- Sardarshahr, opened 1916, 27 miles
*Hanumangarh-Sadupur Line, MG, 105 miles(169km)
** Hanumangarh-Sadupur, sanctioned for construction 1915, 105 miles
*Bikaner-Kolayat Line, MG, 27 miles(43km)
** Bikaner-Kolayat , sanctioned for construction 1915, 27 miles
In 1924, the JBR was divided into its two constituent parts, with two new systems, the [[Jodhpur State Railway]](JSR) and '''Bikaner State Railway'''(BSR) formed to take over responsibility for working the raiway. The JSR taking the “Bikaner Section” of the [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]], together with the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]](British Section).
==1924 onwards==
The '''Bikaner State Railway''' (BSR) was created in 1924, the exact mileage comprising the “Bikaner Section” is not known but in 1918 it was 630 miles(1013km)
In 1936-37 the route mileage for the BSR had expanded to 796 miles(1281km) of metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines <ref> “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1836-37” page 119 (pdf 151)</ref>.
By 1943 the BSR was operating a network of 883 miles(1421km)
At Independence in 1947, the British section of the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]] and the western portions of Jodhpur State Railway and [[Bikaner State Railway]] was ceded to the government of Pakistan becoming part of [[Pakistan Railways]]<ref>[http://rajasthanhistory.com/gpage5.html “History of Rail in Rajasthan” by Dr Mohanlal Gupta, Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Rajasthan, Jodhpur]; Retrieved 18 Nov 2016</ref>.
The remaining portions of the Jodhpur State Railway and [[Bikaner State Railway]] became part of the Northern Division of Indian Railways in 1952
==Further Information==
See '''[[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]] ''' for period up to 1924
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
