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| − | '''Mathura-Hathras Provincial Railway''' | + | The '''Mathura-Hathras Provincial Railway''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) 29 mile(47km) line opened in 1875. It was financed by the Provincial State and local shareholders. |
| − | + | The railway was worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR). | |
| − | + | The line connected [[Mathura]] with [[Hathras]], where there was a separate station serving the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[East Indian Railway]](EIR). | |
| + | <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pG2yMEauKZUC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=The+Mathura-Hathras+Provincial+Railway&source=bl&ots=kEXtfSzABY&sig=QYUhJPkypoHf3Ii9l-AlKgj54ak&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib-YXjsK7JAhUFxRQKHXDiCeUQ6AEIPDAE#v=onepage&q=The%20Mathura-Hathras%20Provincial%20Railway&f=false Google Books "Mathura - A District Memoir" by F.S. Growse]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
| + | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathras_railway_station Wikipedia "Hathras Railway Station"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | Curiously this railway is not listed in the 1918 Administration Report on Railways <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n7/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page iii (pdf7)]; Retrieved 14 June 2020</ref>. | ||
| + | <br>Wikipedia reports that this line existed and was converted to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) in 1952. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 14 June 2020
The Mathura-Hathras Provincial Railway was a metre gauge(MG) 29 mile(47km) line opened in 1875. It was financed by the Provincial State and local shareholders.
The railway was worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
The line connected Mathura with Hathras, where there was a separate station serving the broad gauge(BG) East Indian Railway(EIR). [1] [2]
Curiously this railway is not listed in the 1918 Administration Report on Railways [3].
Wikipedia reports that this line existed and was converted to broad gauge(BG) in 1952.
References
- ↑ Google Books "Mathura - A District Memoir" by F.S. Growse; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Hathras Railway Station"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page iii (pdf7); Retrieved 14 June 2020
