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Indian Railways (IR), The '''Dholpur-Rajakhera Line''', 22 miles(35km) from [[Central RailwayDholpur]] Zonein a north-easterly direction , had been sanction in 1918, but the 1937 Report shows this outstanding<ref name=Hist1937/>. ''This line does not appear on modern maps – presumably not constructed' '. The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37. The final system length of opened line was 72 Miles(CR116km) <ref name=Hist1937/> In 1950, the DBLR was formed on 5 November nationalised and in 1951 by grouping several government-owned railwaysmerged with others to form [[Central Railway]], including the ‘Dholpur State Railway’a zone of [[Indian Railways]].
1937 Admin info, Statistics , Classification and NG Category added
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'''[[Dholpur-Bari Light Railway]]''', also called renamed the '''Dholpur State Railway''' in some records1914.
The [[Dholpur-Bari Light Railway]] (DBLR) was first described in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]], 1908 as the '''Bari-Dholpur Tramway''' a ‘light steam tramway’ under construction to carry red sandstone from [[Bari]] to [[Dholpur]] to connect with the [[Indian Midland Railway|Indian Midland]] section of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR) <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_333.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 11, p. 327; 1908]; Retrieved 15 Apr 2018</ref> . The line was 19.6 miles(31km) in length and opened in Feb 1908 <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 278 pdf 321]; Retrieved 30 Jul 2020</ref>.
[[File:Dholpur-Bari Light Railway.png|thumb|''' Dholpur-Bari Light Railway'''. Map from British Library IOR/V/10/1102 “Annual Administration Report of Dholpur State for Year ending 30 Sept 1910”. Photographed with permission from the 'Railway Section' of the above report.<br>The map shows the [[GIPR]] [[Agra]] - [[Gwalior]] mainline as it passes through [[Dholpur State]] and the [[Dholpur-Bari Light Railway]] and marked up to show later extensions.]]
==Narpura Quarry Siding==
The quarry at Narpura, 4 miles north-west of [[Dholpur]], was connected to the DBLR by a railway siding and was the source of red sandstone used for building purposes. It is fine grained, easily worked, hardens by exposure and does not deteriorate by lamination
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_333.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 11, p. 327.]; Retrieved 15 Apr 2018</ref>. This quarry siding does not appear in the 1937 Report <ref name=Hist1937/>.
==Tantpur Extension Railway==
The '''Tantpur Extension Railway''' was a NG extension of a further 16 miles(26km) in a north-westerly direction from [[Bari]] reaching [[Baseri]] in Sep 1913 and on to [[Tantpur]] in July 1914 <ref name=Admin/>. <ref name=Hist1937/>
==Mohari-Barauli Railway==
<br>''See also'' '''[[Delhi Imperial Construction Railways]]''' ''for further information''
==Sirmuttra Simuttra Extension Railway==The '''Sirmuttra Simuttra Extension Railway''' line was a NG line, extended from [[Barauli]] a further 3½ miles(6km) westward to reach [[Sir Muttra|Sirmuttra(Sir Muttra)]] in 1929 <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/At-Dholpur-the-train-arrives-at-your-door/articleshow/48677208.cms Times of India “At Dholpur the train arrives at your door”, 26 Aug 2015]; Retrieved 23 Aug 2016</ref><ref name=Hist1937/> == System Classification ==[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
==Later Development==
== References ==
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
[[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
