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The '''Ellichpur-Murtazapur-Yeotmal Railway ''' ran from [[Ellichpur]]+ to [[Yeotmal]]+. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line from Yeotmal was opened in 1903 to convey cotton to [[Murtazapur]] where it met the main broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line. The line was extended to Ellichpur from Murtazapur in 1913 and constructed by [[GIPR|Great Indian Peninsular Railway]] (GIPR), who worked the line until taken over by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1925.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf #page/n85/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 77-79]; Retrieved 17 Dec 20153 Feb 2016</ref>
and constructed by [[GIPR|Great Indian Peninsular Railway]] (GIPR), who worked the line until taken over by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1925.
+The place names given are stated in [[Gazetteers#Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India|The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]. See the [[FibiwikiProject_Locations#Names|Locations Project]] page for further information.
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/8/19/1421''' “Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company, Contract for working the Ellichpur-Murtajapur Yeotmal Railway; 1916”
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