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The railway Worked by [[Mysore State]] until 1887, then by [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] (SMR).. In 1893 ownership was transferred to the Government of India and worked by SMR until 1907 when it became part of the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]- ‘M&MSR Mysore Section’ In 1919, the [[Mysore State]] successfully sought the reversion of the [[Mysore-Bangalore Railway| ‘Mysore -Bangalore Section’]] and two branch lines, the ‘[[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Mysore-Nanjangud Railway]]’ became the ‘[[Mysore State Railway]]’(M&SMRMSR) in 1924 <ref name=name> British Library IOR L/>F/8/20/1704‘Contract with the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Co. The M&SMR prior Ltd as to the transfer of Mysore-Nanjangud , Birur-Shimoga and Mysore-Bangalore Railways sections of the Mysore Railway to 1907 being the MSRMysore Durbar. Dated 24 Oct 1924 effective 1 Oct 1919</ref>
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref name=name>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016</ref>
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*'''L/F/8/20/1704''' “Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Company Limited, Contract as to transfer of Mysore-Nanjangud, Birur-Shimoga and Mysore-Bangalore sections of the Mysore Railway to the Mysore Durbar; 1924"
1919 Paragraph added re reversion and reference moved from ‘Records’, reformating text
The '''Mysore-Bangalore Railway''', opened 1881-82 . It was the original section of [[Mysore State Railway]](MSR) , owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Mysore State]] Durbar. 86 miles(138km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) from [[Mysore]] to [[Bangalore]] via Chanapatna, constructed by ][Mysore State]], opened 1881-82 <ref name=Adminp92>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n100/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 92 (pdf100) ]; Retrieved 13 Feb 2018</ref>.
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
==Further Information==
See '''[[Mysore State Railway]]'''
