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'''Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway'''
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|route= [[Chaparmukh]] to [[Silghat]]
|gauge1= Metre gauge
|gauge1details=  51 miles (1919)
|gauge2= 
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|gauge3=
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|gauge4=
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|timeline1date= 1919
|timeline1details=  [[Chaparmukh]] to [[Silghat]] section opened
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|timeline3date=
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|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]
|stations=  [[Chaparmukh]] to [[Silghat]]
|system1date= 1919
|system1details=  worked by[[Assam-Bengal Railway]]
|system2date=
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Branch Line and worked by ABR(qv) 1919
The '''Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway''' was a privately constructed and financed metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway worked by [[Assam-Bengal Railway]](ABR). The line between [[Chaparmukh]] and [[Silghat]] , a distance of 51 miles(82km) was sanctioned for construction in October 1915.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n164/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 156]; Retrieved 1 Feb 2016</ref>


The line was in use by 1919 and used to connect the tea gardens in Nagaon to the ABR main line.


==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]]


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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/8/19/1445 ''' “Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of a railway from Chaparmukh to Silghat ; 1918
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]

Latest revision as of 06:40, 22 February 2016

Chaparmukh Silghat Railway
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Line of route
Chaparmukh to Silghat
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 51 miles (1919)
Timeline
1919 Chaparmukh to Silghat section opened
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations Chaparmukh to Silghat
System agency
1919 worked byAssam-Bengal Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway was a privately constructed and financed metre gauge(MG) railway worked by Assam-Bengal Railway(ABR). The line between Chaparmukh and Silghat , a distance of 51 miles(82km) was sanctioned for construction in October 1915. [1]

The line was in use by 1919 and used to connect the tea gardens in Nagaon to the ABR main line.

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the 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 [2] gives the following: -

  • L/F/8/19/1445 “Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of a railway from Chaparmukh to Silghat ; 1918

References