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|image= Dibru-Sadiya Railway 1942.jpg | |image= Dibru-Sadiya Railway 1942.jpg | ||
|caption= 1942 map | |caption= 1942 map | ||
| − | |route= [[Dibrugarh]] to [[Talap]] | + | |route= [[Dibrugarh]] to [[Talap]] to [[Saikhoa]](1910) |
|gauge1= Metre gauge | |gauge1= Metre gauge | ||
|gauge1details= 78 Miles (1905) | |gauge1details= 78 Miles (1905) | ||
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|timeline1date= 1881 | |timeline1date= 1881 | ||
|timeline1details= Company formed | |timeline1details= Company formed | ||
| − | |timeline2date= 1882 | + | |timeline2date= 1882 Aug |
| − | |timeline2details= First section opened to traffic | + | |timeline2details= First section opened to traffic. |
| − | |timeline3date= | + | |timeline3date= 1883 Jul |
| − | |timeline3details= | + | |timeline3details= Extended to [[Makum]] Junction |
| − | |timeline4date= | + | |timeline4date= 1885 Feb |
| − | |timeline4details= | + | |timeline4details= Line reached [[Talap]] |
| − | |timeline5date= | + | |timeline5date= 1910 May |
| − | |timeline5details= | + | |timeline5details= [[Saikhoa]] Extension, from [[Talap]] |
|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal]] | ||
| − | |stations= [[Dibrugarh]], [[Talap]], [[Tinsukia]] | + | |stations= [[Dibrugarh]], [[Makum]], [[Talap]], [[Tinsukia]] |
|system1date= | |system1date= | ||
|system1details= Owned and worked by the<br>[[Assam Railways and Trading Company]] | |system1details= Owned and worked by the<br>[[Assam Railways and Trading Company]] | ||
|system2date= 1942 | |system2date= 1942 | ||
|system2details= Worked by [[Bengal and Assam Railway]] | |system2details= Worked by [[Bengal and Assam Railway]] | ||
| − | |system3date= | + | |system3date= 1945 |
| − | |system3details= | + | |system3details= Nationalisation |
}} | }} | ||
| − | A metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway in the extreme north-east corner of India. Owned by [[Assam Railways and Trading Company]]; the first section of the line opened in 1882. | + | A metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway in the extreme north-east corner of India. Owned by [[Assam Railways and Trading Company]](AR&TC); the first section of the line opened in 1882 from Brahmaputra River steamer ghat, [[Dibragarh]] eastward, 15 miles. |
| − | The [[Makum Branch Railway]] was | + | The [[Makum Branch Railway]] was an AR&TC branch of the Dibru-Sadiya Railway that opened in 1884 to Dihing bridge, 23 miles. |
| − | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n186/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 178]; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016</ref> | + | <ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n186/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 178]; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016</ref> |
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| + | The railway was further extended in 1910 to reach [[Saikhoa]] giving a total line length of 86 miles(140km) including the [[Makum Branch Railway|Makum Branch]] <ref name=name/>. | ||
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| + | In 1942 the working was taken over by the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]] for the duration of the war (WW2) and the railway was nationalised in 1945.. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Assisted Railways]] | [[Category:Assisted Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 23 February 2016
| Dibru-Sadiya Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
 1942 map | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Dibrugarh to Talap to Saikhoa(1910) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 78 Miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1881 | Company formed | |
| 1882 Aug | First section opened to traffic. | |
| 1883 Jul | Extended to Makum Junction | |
| 1885 Feb | Line reached Talap | |
| 1910 May | Saikhoa Extension, from Talap | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Dibrugarh, Makum, Talap, Tinsukia | |
| System agency | ||
| Owned and worked by the Assam Railways and Trading Company | ||
| 1942 | Worked by Bengal and Assam Railway | |
| 1945 | Nationalisation | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
A metre gauge(MG) railway in the extreme north-east corner of India. Owned by Assam Railways and Trading Company(AR&TC); the first section of the line opened in 1882 from Brahmaputra River steamer ghat, Dibragarh eastward, 15 miles.
The Makum Branch Railway was an AR&TC branch of the Dibru-Sadiya Railway that opened in 1884 to Dihing bridge, 23 miles. [1]
The railway was further extended in 1910 to reach Saikhoa giving a total line length of 86 miles(140km) including the Makum Branch [1].
In 1942 the working was taken over by the Bengal and Assam Railway for the duration of the war (WW2) and the railway was nationalised in 1945..
