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| − | The '''Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway''' ( | + | The '''Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway''' (BBLR) was a short, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchline which connected the city of [[Bihar]] to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) at [[Bukhtiarpur]]. The line was later extended from [[Bihar]] to [[Rajgir]]. |
| − | The | + | The Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway Company owned the railway and it was one of several small narrow gauge concerns worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]](MLR), a management company based in [[Calcutta]]. |
| + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n226/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 218]; Retrieved 31 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
| + | The line was taken over by the local district board in 1950. In 1962, the track was acquired by [[Indian Railways]], converted to broad gauge and re-opened to traffic. | ||
== External links == | == 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''. | ||
| − | + | == References == | |
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Private Railways]] |
| + | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:39, 31 January 2016
| Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Bukhtiarpur to Rajgir | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 18 miles (1905) 33 miles (1943) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1903 | Section to Bihar opened to traffic | |
| 1911 | Extended to Rajgir | |
| 1950 | Taken over by local district board | |
| 1962 | Nationalised, converted to broad gauge and re-opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Bukhtiarpur, Bihar, Rajgir | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Martin's Light Railways | ||
| 1962 | Eastern Railway (IR zone) | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway (BBLR) was a short, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) branchline which connected the city of Bihar to the East Indian Railway(EIR) at Bukhtiarpur. The line was later extended from Bihar to Rajgir.
The Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway Company owned the railway and it was one of several small narrow gauge concerns worked by Martin's Light Railways(MLR), a management company based in Calcutta. [1]
The line was taken over by the local district board in 1950. In 1962, the track was acquired by Indian Railways, converted to broad gauge and re-opened to traffic.
External links
- "Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway" Wikipedia.
- "Martin's Light Railways" Wikipedia.
