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The '''Itarsi-Nagpur Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) extension to the [[Bhopal-Itarsi Railway]] divided into thee sections – | The '''Itarsi-Nagpur Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) extension to the [[Bhopal-Itarsi Railway]] | ||
The line was worked by [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) and divided into thee sections – | |||
* Northern section from [[Itarsi]] to [[Amia]], 80 miles( km), opened in 1914 | * Northern section from [[Itarsi]] to [[Amia]], 80 miles( km), opened in 1914 | ||
* Eastern section from [[Amia]] to [[Parasia]], 53 miles( km), opened in 1915 | * Eastern section from [[Amia]] to [[Parasia]], 53 miles( km), opened in 1915 | ||
Revision as of 07:01, 1 December 2015
The Itarsi-Nagpur Railway was a broad gauge(BG) extension to the Bhopal-Itarsi Railway The line was worked by Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) and divided into thee sections –
- Northern section from Itarsi to Amia, 80 miles( km), opened in 1914
- Eastern section from Amia to Parasia, 53 miles( km), opened in 1915
- Southern section from Amia to Nagpur was postponed due to WW1 and finally completed in 1923-24 thus joining Itarsi to Nagpur
The Bhopal-itarsi-Nagpur line became part of the Delhi-Chennai line in 1929