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'''Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway''' | The '''Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned by the Durbar [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]] and operated by [[Mysore State Railway]](MSR.) | ||
==History== | |||
The section from [[Bangarpet]] to [[Chintamani]] to [[Chickballapur]] was opened in 1916; this line linked in [[Bangarpet]] to the [[Kolar Gold Fields Railway]](17km) that the Mysore Durbar had opened in 1894+. The total length of the line was then 102km. | |||
<ref name=name>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html] IRFCA Steam in History (India)/ Yelahaka-Bangarpet Line by R R Bhandari </ref> | |||
The line was further extended in 1918 from Chickballapur to Yellankea and on to Bangalore (62km).<ref name=name/> | |||
The section from Yellankea to Bangalore was subsequently dismantled.<ref name=name/> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:District Railway Boards]] | [[Category:District Railway Boards]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 8 December 2015
The Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line owned by the Durbar Kolar and Mysore District Board and operated by Mysore State Railway(MSR.)
History
The section from Bangarpet to Chintamani to Chickballapur was opened in 1916; this line linked in Bangarpet to the Kolar Gold Fields Railway(17km) that the Mysore Durbar had opened in 1894+. The total length of the line was then 102km. [1]
The line was further extended in 1918 from Chickballapur to Yellankea and on to Bangalore (62km).[1]
The section from Yellankea to Bangalore was subsequently dismantled.[1]