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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]]. |
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| + | "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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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Assisted Railways]] | [[Category:Assisted Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 19 December 2015
| 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]
