Railway Network Sizes From The 19th Century
Data is represented for 1891 and 1895. Columns marked with '--' indicates that either the railway ceased operations or was made part of a state railway.
There is also a list of current MG routes, list of present day NG routes andd a list of NG routes of 1948.
| Railways | Size (track kilometers) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1895 | |
| GUARANTEED COMPANIES | ||
| Madras | 1,342 | 1,342 |
| South Indian | 1,441 | |
| Great Indian Peninsula | 2,060 | 2,059 |
| Bombay, Baroda, and Central India | 737 | 833 |
| ASSISTED COMPANIES | ||
| Delhi-Umballa-Kalka | 259 | 259 |
| Bengal North-western | 641 | |
| Deoghur | 8 | 8 |
| Tarakeshwar | 35 | 35 |
| Assam | 124 | 124 |
| Darjeeling-Himalayan | 81 | 81 |
| Rohilkhand-Knmaon | 88 | 87 |
| Pondicherry | 13 | 13 |
| Thatone-Duyinzick | 13 | - |
| West of India, Portuguese | 82 | 52 |
| Bengal Dooars | - | 58 |
| STATE LINES | ||
| East Indian | 2,440 | 2,720 |
| North Western | 3,683 | 3,963 |
| Rajputana-Malwa | 2,678 | 2,889 |
| Eastern Bengal | 1,241 | 1,302 |
| Dhond-Manmad | 232 | 232 |
| Wardha Coal | 72 | 72 |
| Southern Mahratta | 2,168 | 2,485 |
| Bengal Central | 200 | 200 |
| Indian Midland | 1,083 | 1,384 |
| Bengal-Nagpur | 1,331 | 1,377 |
| Patna-Gya | 91 | - |
| Oudh and Rohilkhand | 1,109 | 1,275 |
| Burma | 984 | 1,334 |
| Bezvada Extension | 35 | 33 |
| Bhopal-Itársi | 21 | 21 |
| Nalhati | 43 | |
| South Indian | 1,753 | |
| Bengal and North Western | - | 1,209 |
| Tirhoot | 539 | - |
| Amritsar-Pathankot | 105 | - |
| Jorhat | 45 | 45 |
| Lucknow-Sitapur-Sihramau | 316 | 370 |
| Bareilly-Pilibheet | ||
| Cherra-Company-Ganj | 13 | - |
| Villupuram-Tiruvanamalai | 69 | - |
| Villupuram-Nellore | 133 | - |
| Hyderabad-Umarkot | - | 94 |
| Calcutta Port Commissioners' | - | 14 |
| East Coast | - | 683 |
| Assam Bengal | - | 208 |
| NATIVE STATES | ||
| Bhopal | 70 | 70 |
| Bhavnagar-Gondal | 526 | 608 |
| Gaekwa of Baroda | 115 | 115 |
| Jodhpore | 397 | 512 |
| Jodhpore-Bickancer | 70 | 70 |
| Khamgaon | 13 | 13 |
| Amraoti | 10 | 10 |
| The Nizam's | 526 | 531 |
| Rajpura-Bhatinda | 173 | 173 |
| Wadhwán-Morvi | 150 | 150 |
| Gaekwar's Mahsana-Vadnagar | 148 | 148 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 25 | 25 |
| Gaekwar's Petlad | 21 | 21 |
| Kolhapur | 46 | - |
| Cooch Behar | - | 35 |
| Kolar | - | 16 |