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A short metre gauge railway in the extreme north-east corner of India, forming a branchline from [[Tinsukia]] to [[Ledo]].
A short metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway in the extreme north-east corner of India, forming a branchline from [[Tinsukia]] to [[Ledo]].
 
"The line was constructed by the [[Assam Railways and Trading Company]](AR&TC) in 1883 and originally used only for the purpose of bringing coal from the mines on the south bank of the Dihing river to connect to the [[Dibru-Sadiya Railway]]. It was constituted a railway and its working was taken over by [[Dibru-Sadiya Railway]] from 1st January 1897"
<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 179]; Retrieved 19 Dec 2015</ref>
 
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Ledo and Tikak Margherita Colliery Railway

1942 map
Line of route
Tinsukia to Ledo
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 8 Miles (1905)
Timeline
1945 Nationalisation
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Ledo, Tinsukia
System agency
Owned and worked by the
Assam Railways and Trading Company
1942 Worked by Bengal and Assam Railway
How to interpret this infobox

A short metre gauge(MG) railway in the extreme north-east corner of India, forming a branchline from Tinsukia to Ledo.

"The line was constructed by the Assam Railways and Trading Company(AR&TC) in 1883 and originally used only for the purpose of bringing coal from the mines on the south bank of the Dihing river to connect to the Dibru-Sadiya Railway. It was constituted a railway and its working was taken over by Dibru-Sadiya Railway from 1st January 1897" [1]

References