Gwalior Light Railway

Gwalior Light Railway (GLR) or Maharaja Railway[1] is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway in Gwalior. It was setup for Gwalior State during the times of British India.[2]

Gwalior Light Railway
GLR at Gwalior Railway Station
Overview
LocaleMadhya Pradesh, India
TerminiGwalior Junction
Operation
Opened1904
OwnerNorth Central Railway, Gwalior
Operator(s)North Central Railway, Gwalior
Technical
Line length199 km (124 mi)
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Gwalior–Sheopur Kalan branch line
 Gwalior Junction
Gosipura
 Motijheel
 Milaoli
 Bamour Gaon
 Ambikeshwar
 Sumaoli
 Thara
 Jora Alapur
 Sikroda
 Bhatpura
 Kailaras
 Semai
 Pipalwali Chowk
 Sabalgarh
 Rampahari
 Bajaipur Road
 Kaimarkalan
 Birpur
 Sillipur
 Ikdori
 Tarrakalan
 Seroni Road
 Khojeepura
 Durgapuri
 Girdharpur
 Dantarda Kalan
 Sheopur Kalan

History

The Gwalior Light Railway was built by the then Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of the Gwalior State. Construction began in 1895 for the Gwalior–Bhind section and in 1899 for the Gwalior–Shivpuri section. The Gwalior-Sheopur Kalan section was begun in 1904. The line was extended to Birpur in 1908 and further to Sheopur in 1909.[3] After independence the GLR was merged with adjacent railway companies to form Northern Railways. The rail started with steam locomotives, but later diesel locomotives are used.

Schedule

It covers 26 stations and runs at an average speed of 18 km/h. It leaves Gwalior at 6:30 am and reaches Sheopur at 5:25 pm, so it covers 200 km in nearly 11 hours. In the opposite direction, it leaves Sheopur at 6:10 am and reaches Gwalior at 5:10 pm.

Conversion to broad gauge

The Gwalior–Bhind section and the Gwalior–Shivpuri section were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in the early 2010s. The Gwalior–Sheopur Kalan section is under conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[4][5]

References
  1. "MP's heritage railway track to fade away into history". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. From the heats of Gwalior, Gwalior Light Railway Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. From the heats of Gwalior, Gwalior Light Railway Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. MP's heritage railway track to fade away into history
  5. ग्वालियर से जौरा के बीच नैरागेज ट्रेन होगी बंद अप्रैल से बड़ी लाइन बिछाने का काम शुरू होगा. (There will be a nairage train between Gwalior and Jaura, the work of laying a big line will start from April (2021)). 22 April 2020.
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