Difference between revisions of "Dholpur-Bari Light Railway"

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Princley State link added)
(Fully checked; 1918 Admin Report link changed)
Line 31: Line 31:
 
}}
 
}}
 
Later renamed the '''Dholpur State Railway''', the '''Dholpur-Bari Light Railway''' (DBLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned and managed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Dholpur State]] Durbar. The line ran from its junction at [[Dholpur]] on the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway|Great Indian Peninsula]](GIPR) mainline from [[Jhansi]] to [[Agra]].
 
Later renamed the '''Dholpur State Railway''', the '''Dholpur-Bari Light Railway''' (DBLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned and managed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Dholpur State]] Durbar. The line ran from its junction at [[Dholpur]] on the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway|Great Indian Peninsula]](GIPR) mainline from [[Jhansi]] to [[Agra]].
<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 225]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
+
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n233/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 225]; Retrieved 2 Feb 2016</ref>
  
 
The [[Mohari-Karauli Railway]] section was opened 1916-17 as part of DBLR; it was later transferred to as part of [[Gwalior Light Railway]]s network.  
 
The [[Mohari-Karauli Railway]] section was opened 1916-17 as part of DBLR; it was later transferred to as part of [[Gwalior Light Railway]]s network.  

Revision as of 10:56, 2 February 2016

Dholpur-Bari Light Railway
[[Image:|150px| ]]
Line of route
Dholpur to Tantpur
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 55 miles (1944)
Timeline
1908 Dholpur to Bari section opened
1914 Bari to Tantpur section opened
1950 Nationalised
1951 Part of Central Railway (IR zone)
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Dholpur, Bari, Baseri, Tantpur
System agency
1908-1950 Own agency
How to interpret this infobox

Later renamed the Dholpur State Railway, the Dholpur-Bari Light Railway (DBLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line owned and managed by the Princely Dholpur State Durbar. The line ran from its junction at Dholpur on the Great Indian Peninsula(GIPR) mainline from Jhansi to Agra. [1]

The Mohari-Karauli Railway section was opened 1916-17 as part of DBLR; it was later transferred to as part of Gwalior Light Railways network.

In 1950, the DBLR was nationalised and in 1951 merged with others to form Central Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.

References