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→History: William Sinclair Smith Bisset, Agent info added with link
Construction commenced 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 miles (480km).
[[William Sinclair Smith Bisset]], [[Railway Branch - PWD]], was Agent 1885-94
On 31 December 1905, ownership of the BB&CIR passed to the Government of India [[Government of India |GoI]] and a new company formed to manage the BB&CIR under a contract agreed in 1907 and revised in 1913.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 12-22]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
