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The '''Futwah-Islampur Light Railway''' (FILR) was a short narrow gauge ( | 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> | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||