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|route= [[Bezwada ]] to [[Masulipatam]]
|gauge1= Metre gauge
|gauge1details=  52 miles (1909)
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|timeline1date= 1908 Feb
|timeline1details= [[Bezwada ]] to [[Masulipatam]], 50 miles, section opened
|timeline2date=  1909 Jan
|timeline2details= Extension to [[Masulipatam]] Port,  2 miles, opened
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|presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)]]
|stations= [[Bezwada ]], [[Masulipatam]],
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|system1details= District Board Railway; worked by [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]               
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'''Bezwada-Masulipatam Railway'''
'''Bezwada-Masulipatam Railway'''


Bezwada (present day Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh)
The [[Kistna District Board]] raised funds to construct the branch feeder line from [[Bezwada]] to [[Masulipatam]] to connect with the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR).
 
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n95/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 87]; Retrieved 30 Jan 2016</ref>
District Board Co to construct feeder line; opened 1908; worked by M&SMR(qv)


The railway was opened in 1908 as part of the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR)
The line was completed in 1908, worked by M&MSR. Extended in 1909 to Masulipatam Port (tidal lock in the mouth of the River Krishna on the Bay of Bengal.)  


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== References ==
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[[Category:District Railway Boards]]
[[Category:District Railway Boards]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]

Latest revision as of 17:48, 20 February 2016

Bezwada-Masulipatam Railway
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Line of route
Bezwada to Masulipatam
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 52 miles (1909)
Timeline
1908 Feb Bezwada to Masulipatam, 50 miles, section opened
1909 Jan Extension to Masulipatam Port, 2 miles, opened
Key locations
Presidency Madras (Presidency)
Stations Bezwada , Masulipatam,
System agency
District Board Railway; worked by Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
How to interpret this infobox

Bezwada-Masulipatam Railway

The Kistna District Board raised funds to construct the branch feeder line from Bezwada to Masulipatam to connect with the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway(M&SMR). [1]

The line was completed in 1908, worked by M&MSR. Extended in 1909 to Masulipatam Port (tidal lock in the mouth of the River Krishna on the Bay of Bengal.)

References