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	\| name = Mysore State Railway		\| name = Mysore State Railway
			\| logo = Indian Railway Heritage Logo-30 – Mysore State Railway (SR).jpg
	\| type =		\| type =
	\| founded = ~~1891~~		\| founded = 1879
	\| defunct = 1951		\| defunct = 1951
	\| area_served = [[Mysore State]]		\| area_served = [[Mysore Kingdom\|Kingdom of Mysore]] and [[Mysore State]]
	\| industry = [[Railways]]		\| industry = [[Railways]]
	}}		}}

	'''Mysore State Railway (MSR)''' was a railway which operated in [[Mysore ~~state]], [[India~~]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=A rail link to Mysores history\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/A-rail-link-to-Mysores-history/articleshow/11946538.cms\|accessdate=14 February 2015\|publisher=Times of India\|date=19 February 2012}}</ref> MSR became a part of [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern ~~Railway~~]] on 14 April 1951.		'''Mysore State Railway (MSR)''' was a railway company which was operated by the government of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=A rail link to Mysores history\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/A-rail-link-to-Mysores-history/articleshow/11946538.cms\|accessdate=14 February 2015\|publisher=Times of India\|date=19 February 2012}}</ref> After India's constitution into a republic, MSR became part of [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railways]] of the [[government of India]] on 14 April 1951.

	== History ==		== History ==
	In 1879, the [[Madras Railway]] Company ~~Constructed~~ a railway line from Madras ~~Royapuram~~ to Bangalore city. At that time, Maharaja ~~of Mysore~~ established a separate railway ~~organization~~ to carryout extension from Bangalore to Mysore.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Origin and development of Southern Railway\|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/12705/10/10_chapter%202.pdf\|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> This establishment came to be known as Mysore State Railway. Mysore-Nanjangud of 25.51 km was opened for traffic in 1891. Birur-Shimoga section of 60.74 km was opened for traffic in 1899. Another important line was Yeshvantpur-Hindupur which was opened for traffic in 1892-93. In 1911-12 the Mysore Government decided the formation of the State Railway Construction Department and it was put under the control of Mr. E.A.S. Bell, Engineer in chief. The [[Shivamogga\|Shimoga]]-[[Talaguppa]] section was laid in 1930. In 1951, it merged with [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form the [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]].		In 1879, the [[Madras Railway]] Company constructed a railway line from [[Royapuram]] in [[Madras Presidency\|Madras presidency]] to [[Bangalore\|Bangalore city]]. At that time, Maharaja [[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X\|Chamaraja Wadiyar X]] established a separate railway organisation to carryout extension lines from [[Bangalore]] to [[Mysore]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Origin and development of Southern Railway\|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/12705/10/10_chapter%202.pdf\|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> This establishment came to be known as Mysore State Railway.

	The Mysore ~~State Railway started laying the Shivamogga–Talaguppa {{Track gauge\|1000mm\|lk=on}} line in the year 1930 to provide access to~~ [[~~Jog Falls~~]].~~<ref name="jog">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia~~.indiatimes.com/articleshow/344143.cms\|work=Times of India\|date=2003-10-07\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|title=Heritage train turns bone of contention}}</ref><ref name="stat">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irfca.org/articles/metric/rrb.~~html\|title=Birur Jn–Talguppa\| date=2008-02-21\|work=IRFCA.org}}</ref> Another purpose was to transport wooden logs from the forests of the~~ [[~~Malnad~~]] ~~region to make wooden~~ [[~~Railroad tie\|sleepers~~]] ~~and also to be used as a fuel~~ in ~~the furnaces of the [~~[~~Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited]] at~~ [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka\|Bhadravathi]].<ref name="furn">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/19/stories/2005091905690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619235759/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/19/stories/2005091905690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2008-06-19\|date=2005-09-19\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|~~work=[[The Hindu~~]]~~\|title=People angry over move~~ to ~~close Shivamogga–Talguppa railway line}}</ref> In 1938,~~ [[~~Mirza Ismail~~]] ~~took the maiden journey on this line to visit Sagara city.<ref name="mirz">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/01/stories/2003120104750500.htm\|archive~~-~~url=https://web~~.~~archive.org/web/20040323211234/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/01/stories/2003120104750500.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2004-03-23\|date=2003~~-12~~-01\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|title= Movement for broadgauge picks up in Shivamogga\|author=Pramod Mellegatti}}</ref> The final section~~ of the ~~line from Sagara to Talaguppa~~ was ~~inaugurated on 9 November 1940~~.~~<ref name="inau">{{cite web\|url=http://www~~.~~deccanherald~~.~~com/Archives/aug132006/artic1221112006812~~.asp\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080228233029/http://www.deccanherald.com/Archives/aug132006/artic1221112006812.asp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2008-02-28\|work=Deccan Herald\|date=2006-08-13\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|title=All trains lead to Shivamogga\|~~author=M. Bhaktavatsala}}</ref> Some of the prominent people who have used this line to visit Jog Falls include [[Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar~~]], [[~~Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar~~]]~~, [[Sir M V\|Sir M~~. ~~Visvesvaraya]]~~, [[~~Lal Bahadur Shastri]]~~ and ~~[[Morarji Desai]].<ref name="jog"/> Socialist leader, [[Ram Manohar Lohia~~]] ~~travelled in a train on this line~~ to ~~participate in~~ the ''[[~~Idiga#Kagodu Satyagraha~~\|~~Kagodu Satyagraha]]'' but was arrested at [[Sagara, India\|Sagara~~]] ~~station~~.~~<ref name="jog"/>~~		The Mysore-[[Nanjangud]] track stretching for 25.51km was opened for traffic in 1891. The 60.74km [[Birur]]-[[Shimoga]] line was opened for traffic in 1899. Another important line was [[Yeswanthpur\|Yeshvantpur]] to [[Hindupur]] which was opened for traffic in 1892-93. In 1911-12, the Government of Mysore decided the formation of the State Railway Construction Department and it was put under the control of Sir E.A.S. Bell, the chief engineer. The [[Shivamogga\|Shimoga]]-[[Talaguppa]] section was laid in 1930. In 1951, it merged with [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form the [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]].

	In 1990s, the train on the Shivamogga-Talaguppa line was replaced by a [[railcar]].<ref name="furn"/> The railcar could accommodate 52 passengers and took 3:45 hours to cover the distance of ~~82 km~~, a journey which took considerably lesser time to cover by road. It was one of the few trains with conductors on board and tickets could be bought on the train itself, whereas the normal practice followed in [[Indian Railways]], was that passengers should buy tickets before boarding a train.<ref name="tick">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/12/10/stories/2005121001360200.htm\|work=The Hindu\|date=2005-12-10\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|title=Railcar, baskets and babies}}</ref> Once the railcar reached Talaguppa, the rail car had to be reversed using a [[Railway turntable\|turntable]], so that it could start its return journey.<ref name="turnt">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/smet-tlgp/ \|title=A trip on the Shivamogga Town – Talguppa MG railbus \|work=Irfca.org \|accessdate=2008-02-21 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220234956/http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/smet-tlgp/ \|archivedate=20 December 2007 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy }}</ref>		Mysore State Railway started laying the Shivamogga–[[Talaguppa]] {{Track gauge\|1000mm\|lk=on}} line in the year 1930 to provide access to [[Jog Falls]].<ref name="jog">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/344143.cms\|work=Times of India\|date=2003-10-07\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|title=Heritage train turns bone of contention}}</ref><ref name="stat">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irfca.org/articles/metric/rrb.html\|title=Birur Jn–Talguppa\| date=2008-02-21\|work=IRFCA.org}}</ref> Another purpose was to transport wooden logs from the forests of the [[Malnad]] region to make wooden [[Railroad tie\|sleepers]] and also to be used as a fuel in the furnaces of the [[Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited\|Mysore Iron Works]] at [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka\|Bhadravathi]].<ref name="furn">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/19/stories/2005091905690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619235759/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/19/stories/2005091905690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2008-06-19\|date=2005-09-19\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|title=People angry over move to close Shivamogga–Talguppa railway line}}</ref> In 1938, [[Mirza Ismail\|Sir Mirza Ismail]] took the maiden journey on this line to visit [[Sagara, Karnataka\|Sagara]] city.<ref name="mirz">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/01/stories/2003120104750500.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323211234/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/01/stories/2003120104750500.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2004-03-23\|date=2003-12-01\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|title= Movement for broadgauge picks up in Shivamogga\|author=Pramod Mellegatti}}</ref> The final section of the line from Sagara to Talaguppa was inaugurated on 9 November 1940.<ref name="inau">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Archives/aug132006/artic1221112006812.asp\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080228233029/http://www.deccanherald.com/Archives/aug132006/artic1221112006812.asp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2008-02-28\|work=Deccan Herald\|date=2006-08-13\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|title=All trains lead to Shivamogga\|author=M. Bhaktavatsala}}</ref>

			Some of the prominent people who have used this line to visit Jog Falls include Maharaja [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV\|Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV]], Maharaja [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]], [[Sir M V\|Sir M. Visvesvaraya]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], and [[Morarji Desai]].<ref name="jog" /> Socialist leader, [[Ram Manohar Lohia]] travelled in a train on this line to participate in the ''[[Idiga#Kagodu Satyagraha\|Kagodu Satyagraha]]'' but was arrested at [[Sagara, India\|Sagara]] station.<ref name="jog" />

			In 1990s, the train on the Shivamogga-Talaguppa line was replaced by a [[railcar]].<ref name="furn" /> The railcar could accommodate 52 passengers and took 3:45 hours to cover the distance of 82km, a journey which took considerably lesser time to cover by road. It was one of the few trains with conductors on board and tickets could be bought on the train itself, whereas the normal practice followed in [[Indian Railways]], was that passengers should buy tickets before boarding a train.<ref name="tick">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/12/10/stories/2005121001360200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510105627/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/12/10/stories/2005121001360200.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=10 May 2007\|work=The Hindu\|date=2005-12-10\|accessdate=2008-02-21\|title=Railcar, baskets and babies}}</ref> Once the railcar reached Talaguppa, the rail car had to be reversed using a [[Railway turntable\|turntable]], so that it could start its return journey.<ref name="turnt">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/smet-tlgp/ \|title=A trip on the Shivamogga Town – Talguppa MG railbus \|work=Irfca.org \|accessdate=2008-02-21 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220234956/http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/smet-tlgp/ \|archivedate=20 December 2007 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy }}</ref>

			== Rolling stock ==
			In 1936, the company owned 39 locomotives, 216 coaches and 754 goods wagons.<ref>{{cite book \|title=World Survey of Foreign Railways \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxHLQGfxDa0C&pg=RA16-PA18 \|year=1936 \|publisher=Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.\|language=English \|page=223}}</ref>

			==Classification==
			It was labeled as a Class II railway according to [[Indian Railway Classification]] System of 1926.<ref>{{cite web\| title=Indian Railway Classification \| url=https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Indian_Railway_Classification \| access-date=10 November 2022\| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=World Survey of Foreign Railways \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxHLQGfxDa0C&pg=RA16-PA15 \|year=1936 \|publisher=Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.\|language=English \|page=220–223}}</ref> Later, it was classified as Class I.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Directory of Railway Officials & Yearbook \|year=1947\|publisher=Tothill Press \|language=english \|pages=495}}</ref>

	== Conversion to broad gauge ==		== Conversion to broad gauge ==
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{{Infobox company
| name = Mysore State Railway
| type =
| founded = 1891
| defunct = 1951
| area_served = [[Mysore State]]
| industry = [[Railways]]
}}

'''Mysore State Railway (MSR)''' was a railway which operated in [[Mysore state]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A rail link to Mysores history|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/A-rail-link-to-Mysores-history/articleshow/11946538.cms|accessdate=14 February 2015|publisher=Times of India|date=19 February 2012}}</ref> MSR became a part of [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]] on 14 April 1951.

== History ==
In 1879, the [[Madras Railway]] Company Constructed a railway line from Madras Royapuram to Bangalore city. At that time, Maharaja of Mysore established a separate railway organization to carryout extension from Bangalore to Mysore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Origin and development of Southern Railway|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/12705/10/10_chapter%202.pdf|accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> This establishment came to be known as Mysore State Railway. Mysore-Nanjangud of 25.51 km was opened for traffic in 1891. Birur-Shimoga section of 60.74 km was opened for traffic in 1899. Another important line was Yeshvantpur-Hindupur which was opened for traffic in 1892-93. In 1911-12 the Mysore Government decided the formation of the State Railway Construction Department and it was put under the control of Mr. E.A.S. Bell, Engineer in chief. The [[Shivamogga|Shimoga]]-[[Talaguppa]] section was laid in 1930. In 1951, it merged with [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form the [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]].

The Mysore State Railway started laying the Shivamogga–Talaguppa {{Track gauge|1000mm|lk=on}} line in the year 1930 to provide access to [[Jog Falls]].<ref name="jog">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/344143.cms|work=Times of India|date=2003-10-07|accessdate=2008-02-21|title=Heritage train turns bone of contention}}</ref><ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/articles/metric/rrb.html|title=Birur Jn–Talguppa| date=2008-02-21|work=IRFCA.org}}</ref> Another purpose was to transport wooden logs from the forests of the [[Malnad]] region to make wooden [[Railroad tie|sleepers]] and also to be used as a fuel in the furnaces of the [[Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited]] at [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravathi]].<ref name="furn">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/19/stories/2005091905690300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619235759/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/19/stories/2005091905690300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-06-19|date=2005-09-19|accessdate=2008-02-21|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=People angry over move to close Shivamogga–Talguppa railway line}}</ref> In 1938, [[Mirza Ismail]] took the maiden journey on this line to visit Sagara city.<ref name="mirz">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/01/stories/2003120104750500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323211234/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/01/stories/2003120104750500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-03-23|date=2003-12-01|accessdate=2008-02-21|work=[[The Hindu]]|title= Movement for broadgauge picks up in Shivamogga|author=Pramod Mellegatti}}</ref> The final section of the line from Sagara to Talaguppa was inaugurated on 9 November 1940.<ref name="inau">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Archives/aug132006/artic1221112006812.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080228233029/http://www.deccanherald.com/Archives/aug132006/artic1221112006812.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-28|work=Deccan Herald|date=2006-08-13|accessdate=2008-02-21|title=All trains lead to Shivamogga|author=M. Bhaktavatsala}}</ref> Some of the prominent people who have used this line to visit Jog Falls include [[Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar]], [[Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar]], [[Sir M V|Sir M. Visvesvaraya]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] and [[Morarji Desai]].<ref name="jog"/> Socialist leader, [[Ram Manohar Lohia]] travelled in a train on this line to participate in the ''[[Idiga#Kagodu Satyagraha|Kagodu Satyagraha]]'' but was arrested at [[Sagara, India|Sagara]] station.<ref name="jog"/>

In 1990s, the train on the Shivamogga-Talaguppa line was replaced by a [[railcar]].<ref name="furn"/> The railcar could accommodate 52 passengers and took 3:45 hours to cover the distance of 82 km, a journey which took considerably lesser time to cover by road. It was one of the few trains with conductors on board and tickets could be bought on the train itself, whereas the normal practice followed in [[Indian Railways]], was that passengers should buy tickets before boarding a train.<ref name="tick">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/12/10/stories/2005121001360200.htm|work=The Hindu|date=2005-12-10|accessdate=2008-02-21|title=Railcar, baskets and babies}}</ref> Once the railcar reached Talaguppa, the rail car had to be reversed using a [[Railway turntable|turntable]], so that it could start its return journey.<ref name="turnt">{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/smet-tlgp/ |title=A trip on the Shivamogga Town – Talguppa MG railbus |work=Irfca.org |accessdate=2008-02-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220234956/http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/smet-tlgp/ |archivedate=20 December 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>

== Conversion to broad gauge ==
{{Birur–Talguppa branch line}}
The Bangalore-Shimoga line was converted to {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] starting from late 1990s to early 2000s. Finally, the Shimoga-Talaguppa line was converted to {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref name="conv">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/28/stories/2007082854780500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120140150/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/28/stories/2007082854780500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-11-20|date=2007-08-28|work=[[The Hindu]]|title= Rail section closed|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Railways in Southern India}}
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[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Transport in Mysore]]
[[Category:Railway companies established in 1879]]
[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1951]]
[[Category:1891 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:1951 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Mysore railway division]]
[[Category:Shimoga]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1879]]