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The '''Parlakimedi Light Railway''' (PLR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, owned by the Raja of Parlakimedi. It linked  [[Parlakimedi]] to Nanpada, a length of 24 miles (39km), the line opened in 1900. The working of the railway was taken over by the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] in 1902.
[[File: Parlakimedi Light Railway.png|thumb| Parlakimedi Light Railway ]]
<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 8]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>
The '''Parlakimedi Light Railway''' (PLR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, owned by the Raja of Parlakimedi; the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Parlakimedi State]]. It linked  [[Parlakimedi]] to Nanpada, a length of 24 miles (39km), the line opened in 1900. The working of the railway was taken over by the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] in 1902.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n16/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 8]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2016</ref>


== External links ==
The line was extended from Parlakimedi to Varanasi (16 miles/25km)) opened 1929, and extended further from Varanasi to Gunpur (16 miles/25km) opened  in 1931. Bringing total line to 56 miles(90km)
 
[http://www.serailway.gov.in/General/Book_RRB/parlakimedi_light_railway.htm "Parlakimedi Light Railway"] ''Evolution of SER over the years'' (accessed 04 December 2008).


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Latest revision as of 13:47, 15 March 2019

Parlakimedi Light Railway
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Line of route
Naupada to Parlakimedi
Gauge / mileage
Narrow (2' 6") gauge 25 miles (1905)
Timeline
1898 Line sanctioned by GoI
1900 Line opened for traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations
System agency
1902 Worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway
How to interpret this infobox
Parlakimedi Light Railway

The Parlakimedi Light Railway (PLR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, owned by the Raja of Parlakimedi; the Princely Parlakimedi State. It linked Parlakimedi to Nanpada, a length of 24 miles (39km), the line opened in 1900. The working of the railway was taken over by the Bengal-Nagpur Railway in 1902. [1]

The line was extended from Parlakimedi to Varanasi (16 miles/25km)) opened 1929, and extended further from Varanasi to Gunpur (16 miles/25km) opened in 1931. Bringing total line to 56 miles(90km)

References