Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
Nizam State Railway map
Overview
HeadquartersSecunderabad (1870–1916)
London (1883-1941)[1]
Kachiguda (1916–1950)
LocaleHyderabad State, India
Dates of operation1870 to 1883, fully owned by Nizam. Owned by Hyderabad State from 1930 to 1951.[1]–1950 (nationalised and merged with Indian Railways)
PredecessorNizam State Railways (1873-1883) [1]
SuccessorCentral Railway(1951)
South Central Railway(1966)
Technical
Track gaugeBroad gauge
metre gauge
Length351 miles (565 km) (1905)
688 miles (1,107 km) (1943)
2,351 kilometres (1,461 mi) (1951)[2]
Nizam's Guaranteed
State Railways
Legend
 Manmad
Aurangabad
Jalna
Parbhani
Hingoli
Purna
Wadi
Nanded
Vikarabad
Godavari River
Hyderabad
Nizamabad
Husainsagar
Medak
Secunderabad
Mahbubnagar
Kazipet
Gadwal
Ramagundam
Kurnool
Dronachellam
Godavari River
Warangal
Wardha River
Dornakal
Ballarpur
Vijayawada
Karepalli
Bhadrachalam
Singareni

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) was a railway company operating in India from 1883 to 1950. The company began with a line built privately by the HEH, the Nizam, which was owned and operated by the company under a guarantee from the Hyderabad State. Capital for the line was raised by issuing redeemable mortgage debentures. The Nizam's railway was eventually consolidated with the Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway (HGVR). In 1951, both the NGSR and the HGVR were nationalised and merged into Indian Railways.

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