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The '''Futwah-Islampur Light Railway''' (FILR) was a short narrow gauge (2' 6") branchline located to the west of [[Bihar]] and the east of [[Patna]].
The '''Futwah-Islampur Light Railway''' (FILR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchline located to the west of [[Bihar]] and the east of [[Patna]]. The line connected [[Futwah]] to [[Islampur]], a track length of 27 miles(43km)


The FILR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
The FILR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 227]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>


According to IRFCA, the line operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by [[Indian Railways]] and closed. Subsequently, according to Wikipedia, the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main [[Delhi]] line.
According to IRFCA, the line operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by [[Indian Railways]] and closed. Subsequently, according to Wikipedia, the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main [[Delhi]] line.
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islampur_(Nalanda) Wikipedia "Islampur (Nalanda)"]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-nonir.html IRFCA "Non-IR Railways in India"]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>


 
== References ==
== External links ==
<references />
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's Light Railways"]  ''Wikipedia''.
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islampur_(Nalanda) "Islampur (Nalanda)"]  ''Wikipedia''.
 
[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-nonir.html "Non-IR Railways in India"]  ''Indian Railways Fan Club''.
 


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Revision as of 16:35, 17 December 2015

Futwah-Islampur Light Railway
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Line of route
Futwah to Islampur
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 27 miles (1943)
Timeline
1922 Line opened to traffic
1986 Nationalised, then closed, converted to broad gauge and re-opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Futwah, Islampur
System agency
Worked by Martin's Light Railways
Indian Railways
How to interpret this infobox

The Futwah-Islampur Light Railway (FILR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) branchline located to the west of Bihar and the east of Patna. The line connected Futwah to Islampur, a track length of 27 miles(43km)

The FILR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways, a management company based in Calcutta. [1]

According to IRFCA, the line operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by Indian Railways and closed. Subsequently, according to Wikipedia, the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main Delhi line. [2] [3] [4]

References