Bikaner State Railway
The Bikaner State Railway was formed in 1924 and took over responsibility for working the Bikaner section of the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway.
History
Earlier named the Jodhpur Railway the first section opened as a metre gauge line in 1882, later becoming the Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway in 1889. In 1908 the JBR operated in the territories of Sind and in territories of the States of Jodhpur and Bikaner. By 1918 the ‘JBR System’ had expanded to, which comprised plus a further which JBR was working and operating under agreements with other railways. A further were sanctioned or under construction by JBR in 1918.In 1924, the JBR was divided into its two constituent parts, with two new systems, the Jodhpur State Railway and Bikaner State Railway formed to take over responsibility for working the railway. The exact mileage of BkSR comprising the "Bikaner Section" of JBR is not known but in 1918 it was. In 1936-37 the route mileage for the BkSR had expanded to of metre gauge lines. By 1943 the BkSR was operating a network of
In 1947, the British section of the Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway and the western portions of Jodhpur State Railway and Bikaner State Railway was ceded to the government of Pakistan becoming part of Pakistan Railways. The remaining portions of the Jodhpur State Railway and Bikaner State Railway became part of the Northern Division of Indian Railways in 1952.