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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|route= [[Gondia]]-[[Chandra Fort]]
|gauge1= 2ft 6in NG
|gauge1details=  150 miles (1916)
|gauge2= 
|gauge2details=
|gauge3=
|gauge3details=
|gauge4=
|gauge4details=
|timeline1date= 1908 Nov
|timeline1details= [[Gondia]] to [[Nagbhir]], 81 miles opened
|timeline2date= 1910 Dec
|timeline2details=  to [[Rajoli]], a further 32 miles
|timeline3date=  1913 Apr
|timeline3details=  to [[Babupeth]], a further 35 miles
|timeline4date=  1916 Feb
|timeline4details= to [[Chandra Fort]], the final 1.5 miles opened
|timeline5details= 
|presidency= [[Bengal  (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|stations=  [[Gondia]], [[Nagbhir]], [[Rajoli]], [[Babupeth]], [[Chandra Fort]]
|system1date= 1908
|system1details= Worked by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
|system2date= c.1920
|system2details= Merged to form [[Satpura Railway]]
|system3date=
|system3details=
}}
The [[Gondia-Chanda Railway]] was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, owned by  Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) and worked by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]](BNR).  
The [[Gondia-Chanda Railway]] was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, owned by  Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) and worked by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]](BNR).  


Work started in 1905 but due to shortage of funds was not completed until 1913.
Work started in 1905 but due to shortage of funds was not completed until 1916.
<ref>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf  "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes and Source" by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n14/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta; page 6]; Retrieved 25 Feb 2016</ref>
<ref>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf  "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes and Source" section BN12 by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 25 Feb 2016</ref>
<ref>[http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf Indian Railways "Nagpur Division Railway History"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf Indian Railways "Nagpur Division Railway History"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>


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Gondia-Chanda Railway
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Line of route
Gondia-Chandra Fort
Gauge / mileage
2ft 6in NG 150 miles (1916)
Timeline
1908 Nov Gondia to Nagbhir, 81 miles opened
1910 Dec to Rajoli, a further 32 miles
1913 Apr to Babupeth, a further 35 miles
1916 Feb to Chandra Fort, the final 1.5 miles opened
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Gondia, Nagbhir, Rajoli, Babupeth, Chandra Fort
System agency
1908 Worked by Bengal Nagpur Railway
c.1920 Merged to form Satpura Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Gondia-Chanda Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, owned by Government of India(GoI) and worked by Bengal Nagpur Railway(BNR).

Work started in 1905 but due to shortage of funds was not completed until 1916. [1] [2] [3]

The Gondia-Chanda Railway merged with the Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway and the Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway to form the Satpura Railway around 1920.

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