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== External links ==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]].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhtiarpur_Bihar_Light_Railway "Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway"] == Lines owned and worked by MLR==''WikipediaSee separate pages for more information''.
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|timeline5date= 1986|timeline5details= Last line nationalised|company1=1914
|company1details= [[Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway]]
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|company2details= [[Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway]]
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|company3details= [[Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway]]
|company4=1922
|company4details= [[Futwah-Islampur Light Railway]]
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|company5details= [[Howrah-Amta Light Railway]]
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|company6details= [[Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway]]
|company7=1907|company7details= [[Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway]]
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|headquarters= [[Calcutta]]
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|stations= [[Howrah]]
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|system1details= Some lines taken over by [[Indian Railways]]
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|gauge1= 2' 6" [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]|gauge1details= 270 miles (1943)|gauge2= 2' 0" [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]|gauge2details= 62 miles (1943)|gauge3= 2' 6" NG
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''' Martin’s Light Railways''' (MLR) was part of '''[[Martin & Company]]''' of Calcutta responsible for the railway operations.
MLR operated several disparate Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) light railways in the Gangetic plain, from [[Calcutta]] in the east to [[Delhi]] in the west <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"]; Retrieved 10 Apr 2016</ref>.
Two lines had a common terminus at Telkut Ghat, [http:[Hooghly]] opposite [[Calcutta]], both using the 2ft//en610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]).wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's *[[Howrah-Amta Light Railway]], opened 1897*[[Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railways"Railway] ''Wikipedia''.], opened 1897
Three other lines in [[Bihar]] were feeders for the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) using the 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
*[[Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway]], opened 1902
*[[Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway]], opened 1911 and extended 1914
*[[Futwah-Islampur Light Railway]], opened 1922
A further line running northwards from the outskirts of Delhi using the 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
*[[Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway]], opened 1907
==Lines worked by MLR at some time==
*[[Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway]]. Private Company formed 1903, first part opened 1905, worked by Martin's Light Railways. Independent until nationalised 1955
* [[Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway]]. Privately owned line, constructed and initially worked by MLR, opened in 1899. In 1904 the line was taken over by the state and became part of the NG network of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR)
* [[Nepal Government Railway]]. MLR conducted a survey to construct a light railway from [[Raxaul]] in India on the border north to Amlekhganj in Nepal, about 37 miles(60km) south of Kathmandu). they then constructed and for a time operated on behalf of the Nepal Government a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line from [[Raxaul]] to Amlekhganj, opened by the King of Nepal in 1927
==Lines constructed by MLR==
*[[Santipur-Nabadwip Light Railway]]. Privately owned line constructed by MLR, opened in 1898; taken over by [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) in 1904 as part of its NG Network.
==Railways absorbed into MLR==
*[[Arakan Light Railway]] formerly [[Buthiadaung-Maungdaw Tramway Company]], opened 1913. Taken over by MLR, 1916
==Further Information==
''See individual pages detailed above''
<br>See also '''[[Martin & Company]] '''
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
