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The 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line opened in 1911 between the mainline railway station at [[Jagadhri]](Yamunanagar) to Matka Chowk (Gaushala) in old Jagadhri town , a distance of 3 miles(5 km). | The 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line opened in 1911 between the mainline railway station at [[Jagadhri]](Yamunanagar) to Matka Chowk (Gaushala) in old Jagadhri town , a distance of 3 miles(5 km). | ||
<ref>[https:// | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n255/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 247]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.punjabjalandhar.info/2010/12/light-railway-of-jagadhri-cententary-in.html Punjab and Jalandhar Infomation "Light Railway of Jagadhri - Centenary in 2011", 6 Dec 2010]; Retrieved 14 Jan 2016</ref> | <ref>[http://www.punjabjalandhar.info/2010/12/light-railway-of-jagadhri-cententary-in.html Punjab and Jalandhar Infomation "Light Railway of Jagadhri - Centenary in 2011", 6 Dec 2010]; Retrieved 14 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 286 pdf 329]; Retrieved 1 Aug 2020</ref>. | |||
The line closed in 1950 when it stopped operations. | The line closed in 1950 when it stopped operations. | ||
== Classification == | |||
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:59, 2 August 2020
The Jagadhri Light Railway was a privately owned enterprise (by the Raja family of Jagadhri ) named the "Jagadhri Light Railway Company Limited ".
The 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line opened in 1911 between the mainline railway station at Jagadhri(Yamunanagar) to Matka Chowk (Gaushala) in old Jagadhri town , a distance of 3 miles(5 km). [1] [2]
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 [3].
The line closed in 1950 when it stopped operations.
Classification
Indian Railway Classification of 1926 - Class III railway system.
References
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 247; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016
- ↑ Punjab and Jalandhar Infomation "Light Railway of Jagadhri - Centenary in 2011", 6 Dec 2010; Retrieved 14 Jan 2016
- ↑ US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 286 pdf 329; Retrieved 1 Aug 2020