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[[File: Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway Map.png| thumb|'''Kolar District Railway''']] | [[File: Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway Map.png| thumb|'''Kolar District Railway''']] | ||
'''Kolar District Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) from [[Bowringpet]] to [[Chik-Ballapur]]], a length of 63½ miles(102km). The line opened in from [[Bowringpet| to [[Kolar]] in 1915 and to [[Chik-Ballapur]] in 1916 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n242/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 233 (pdf 242)]; Retrieved 14 Oct | '''Kolar District Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) from [[Bowringpet]] to [[Chik-Ballapur]]], a length of 63½ miles(102km). The line opened in from [[Bowringpet| to [[Kolar]] in 1915 and to [[Chik-Ballapur]] in 1916 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n242/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 233 (pdf 242)]; Retrieved 14 Oct 2020</ref>. | ||
* [[Bowringpet| Bowringpet (''later named Bangarapet'')]] was a connection to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]’(M&SMR). | * [[Bowringpet| Bowringpet (''later named Bangarapet'')]] was a connection to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]’(M&SMR). | ||
*[[Chik-Ballapur|Chik-Ballapur (''later named Chikkaballapura'')]]] was a connection to the NG ‘[[Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway]]’ | *[[Chik-Ballapur|Chik-Ballapur (''later named Chikkaballapura'')]]] was a connection to the NG ‘[[Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway]]’ | ||