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|route= [[Bukhtiarpur]] to [[Rajgir]] | |||
|gauge1= 2' 6" NG | |||
|gauge1details= 18 miles (1905)<br>33 miles (1943) | |||
|gauge2= | |||
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|timeline1date= 1903 | |||
|timeline1details= Opened to traffic | |||
|timeline2date= | |||
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|timeline3date= | |||
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|timeline4date= 1950 | |||
|timeline4details= Tkaen over by local district board | |||
|timeline5date= 1962 | |||
|timeline5details= Nationalised | |||
|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |||
|stations= [[Bukhtiarpur]], [[Bihar]], [[Rajgir]] | |||
|system1date= | |||
|system1details= [[Martin's Light Railways]] | |||
|system2date= 1962 | |||
|system2details= [[Eastern Railway]] (IR zone) | |||
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}} | |||
The '''Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway''' (BLR) was a short, narrow gauge branchline which connected the city of [[Bihar]] to the [[East Insian Railway]] at [[Bukhtiarpur]]. The line was later extended from [[Bihar]] to [[Rajgir]]. | |||
The BLR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]]. | |||
== External links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhtiarpur_Bihar_Light_Railway "Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway"] ''Wikipedia''. | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's Light Railways"] ''Wikipedia''. | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Assisted Railways]] | [[Category:Assisted Railways]] | ||