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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 '''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 was authorised for construction in 1915 and in 1918 was to connect [[Futwah]] to [[Islampur]], a track length of 27 miles(43km). 
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n235/mode/2up  " 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>


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.
The railway operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by [[Indian Railways]] and closed. Subsequently, 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>
== External Links==
*[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"] IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''


==Records==
==Records==
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