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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= 56 miles (1905)
|gauge1details= 35 miles (1905)
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|gauge2details= 46 miles (1918)
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The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line.  
The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line.  


Opened in 1900 connecting [[Raipur]] to [[Dhamtari]], a length of 35 miles(56km); extended in 1909 with the opening of the '''Rajim Branch Railway''',  a branch connecting to [[Rajim]], 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) network.  
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://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 10]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>
<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 ==
== References ==

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.

Further Information

See Bengal-Nagpur Railway

References