| The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their British India family history and the background against which their ancestors led their lives in India under British rule. Let FIBIS help you break down those brick walls in your research |
Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Fully checked; 1918 Admin Report link changed, IRFCA link deleted |
Infobox added and rewrite,'Further Information added;text changes |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Line Railways Infobox | |||
|image= | |||
|caption= | |||
|route= [[Champaner]] to [[Shivrapur]] | |||
|gauge1= 2ft 6in NG | |||
|gauge1details= 31 miles (1916) | |||
|gauge2= | |||
|gauge2details= | |||
|gauge3= | |||
|gauge3details= | |||
|gauge4= | |||
|gauge4details= | |||
|timeline1date= 1911 | |||
|timeline1details= [[Champaner]] to [[Shivrapur]] section opened | |||
|timeline2date= 1915-16 | |||
|timeline2details= [[Shivrapur]] to [[Pani]] opened in stages | |||
|timeline3date= 1915 | |||
|timeline3details= Line transferred to the [[Guzerat Railway Company| Guzerat Railways Company]] | |||
|timeline4date= 1922 | |||
|timeline4details= Company taken over by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] | |||
|timeline5date= | |||
|timeline5details= | |||
|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]] | |||
|stations= [[Champaner]], [[Shivrapur]], [[Pani]] | |||
|system1date= 1911 | |||
|system1details= Worked by[[Guzerat Railway Company| Guzerat Railways Company]] | |||
|system2date= 1915 | |||
|system2details= Owned and worked by[[Guzerat Railway Company|Guzerat Railways Company]] | |||
|system3date= 1922 | |||
|system3details= Company taken over by BB&CIR | |||
}} | |||
The '''Champaner-Shivrajpur-Pani Light Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway and was served from [[Halol]]. Constructed for the Shivrajpur Syndicate Ltd of Bombay <ref name=name> [https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n230/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 222]; Retrieved 21 Feb 2016</ref> | |||
‘to afford railway communication to the Manganese Mines at Pani ...; the work of construction has been carried out by the Guzerat Railways Company who will undertake its working’ | |||
<ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y "Railways in India – GOI Administrative Report 1916-17" page 13]; Retrieved 21 Feb 2016</ref>. | |||
The first section, 17 miles(27km), opened in 1911 from [[Champaner]] Road to [[Shivrapur]] with a 1.7 mile branch to Shivrapur Mines. The line was transferred to the Guzerat Railways Company from Apr 1915 and the line extended to [[Pani]] in 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km) <ref name=name/>. | |||
The railway was then owned and managed by the [[Guzerat Railway Company| Guzerat Railways Company]] and in 1922 the company was taken over by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR). | |||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Guzerat Railway Company| Guzerat Railways Company]]''' until 1922, then the '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 21 February 2016
| Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Champaner to Shivrapur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2ft 6in NG | 31 miles (1916) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1911 | Champaner to Shivrapur section opened | |
| 1915-16 | Shivrapur to Pani opened in stages | |
| 1915 | Line transferred to the Guzerat Railways Company | |
| 1922 | Company taken over by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Champaner, Shivrapur, Pani | |
| System agency | ||
| 1911 | Worked by Guzerat Railways Company | |
| 1915 | Owned and worked byGuzerat Railways Company | |
| 1922 | Company taken over by BB&CIR | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Champaner-Shivrajpur-Pani Light Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway and was served from Halol. Constructed for the Shivrajpur Syndicate Ltd of Bombay [1] ‘to afford railway communication to the Manganese Mines at Pani ...; the work of construction has been carried out by the Guzerat Railways Company who will undertake its working’ [2].
The first section, 17 miles(27km), opened in 1911 from Champaner Road to Shivrapur with a 1.7 mile branch to Shivrapur Mines. The line was transferred to the Guzerat Railways Company from Apr 1915 and the line extended to Pani in 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km) [1].
The railway was then owned and managed by the Guzerat Railways Company and in 1922 the company was taken over by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
Further Information
See Guzerat Railways Company until 1922, then the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway