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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|route= [[Chaparmukh]] to [[Silghat]]
|gauge1= Metre gauge
|gauge1details= 51 miles (1919)
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|timeline1date= 1919
|timeline1details= [[Chaparmukh]] to [[Silghat]] section opened
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|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]
|stations= [[Chaparmukh]] to [[Silghat]]
|system1date= 1919
|system1details= worked by[[Assam-Bengal Railway]]
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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>
