Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
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The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway was a major British-era Indian railway company that operated extensive routes in western and central India before being absorbed into the Western Railway zone after independence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Indian Peninsula Railway | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-era Indian railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
economic development of western India
ⓘ
integration of regional markets in western and central India ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dateMergedIntoSuccessor | 1951 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British colonial administration in India ⓘ |
| gauge |
broad gauge
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| laterOwnership | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Baroda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ Central India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRoute |
Ahmedabad–Delhi trunk connection (via Rajasthan and central India)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bombay–Baroda–Ahmedabad main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated |
freight services
ⓘ
passenger services ⓘ |
| operatedInCity |
Baroda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
central India
ⓘ
western India ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Railways (post-merger) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postIndependenceChange | integrated into Indian Railways ⓘ |
| primaryTerminus | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayZoneAfterMerger | Western Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Ahmedabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indore NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratlam NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat NERFINISHED ⓘ Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Gujarat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackOwnership | privately owned under British rule ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military logistics during British rule
ⓘ
transport of agricultural produce ⓘ transport of cotton ⓘ transport of textiles ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)
this entity surface form:
Great Indian Peninsula Railway