Martin's Light Railways

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Martin's Light Railways
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System timeline
1986 Last line nationalised
Constituent companies / lines
Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway
Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway
Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway
Futwah-Islampur Light Railway
Howrah-Amta Light Railway
Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway
Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Calcutta
Workshops
Major Stations
Successor system / organisation
Some lines taken over by Indian Railways
System mileage
2' 6" NG 270 miles (1943)
2' 0" NG 62 miles (1943)
Associated auxiliary force
How to interpret this infobox

Martin & Company owned and operated several disparate narrow gauge light railways (Martin's Light Railways) in the Gangetic plain, from Calcutta in the east to Delhi in the west.

The lines continued to operate independently long after Independence in 1947, the last being nationalised as late as 1986. At least two lines and parts of a third have been converted to broad gauge and are now part of Indian Railways.


External links

"Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway" Wikipedia.

"Martin's Light Railways" Wikipedia.

"Non-IR Railways in India" Indian Railways Fan Club.