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|route= [[Raipur]] to [[Dhamtari]]<br>[[Abhanpur]] to [[Rajim]] (branch) | |route= [[Raipur]] to [[Dhamtari]]<br>[[Abhanpur]] to [[Rajim]] (branch) | ||
|gauge1= Narrow (2' 6") gauge | |gauge1= Narrow (2' 6") gauge | ||
|gauge1details= | |gauge1details= 35 miles (1905) | ||
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|gauge2details= | |gauge2details= 46 miles (1918) | ||
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The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a | The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line. | ||
Opened in 1900 connecting [[Raipur]] via [[Kurud]] to [[Dhamtari]], a length of 35 miles(56km) ; extended in 1909 with the opening of the '''Rajim Branch Railway''', a branch from Abhanpur Junction connecting to [[Rajim]], 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) network. | |||
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n18/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 10]; Retrieved 11 Feb 2016</ref>. | |||
At [[Kurud]], in 1924-25, an interchange was made to the 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) [[Raipur Forestry Tramway]] operated on behalf of the Forestry Department of [[Central Provinces]]. | |||
== Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:11, 14 February 2017
| Raipur-Dhamtari Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Raipur to Dhamtari Abhanpur to Rajim (branch) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Narrow (2' 6") gauge | 35 miles (1905) | |
| 46 miles (1918) | ||
| Timeline | ||
| 1900 | Line opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Kurud | |
| System agency | ||
| 1900 | Worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Raipur-Dhamtari Railway was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line.
Opened in 1900 connecting Raipur via Kurud to Dhamtari, a length of 35 miles(56km) ; extended in 1909 with the opening of the Rajim Branch Railway, a branch from Abhanpur Junction connecting to Rajim, 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR) network. [1].
At Kurud, in 1924-25, an interchange was made to the 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) Raipur Forestry Tramway operated on behalf of the Forestry Department of Central Provinces.