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The Sind Light Railway Company Ltd was founded in Bombay in 1908 by a Bombay businessman Sir Montague de Pomeroy Webb. | The Sind Light Railway Company Ltd was founded in Bombay in 1908 by a Bombay businessman Sir Montague de Pomeroy Webb. | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0313322805 | <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0313322805 "The History of British India: A Chronology" by John F. Riddick - 2006 page 324] google books </ref> | ||
[[Mirpurkhas]] became a railway junction in the early 20th century. Until 1909 there was only a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line running through the district, from [[Hyderabad]] to [[Marwar]] Junction. In 1909, the '''Sind Light Railway Co Ltd''' opened a line from [[Mirpurkhas]] to [[Jhudo]]. | [[Mirpurkhas]] became a railway junction in the early 20th century. Until 1909 there was only a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line running through the district, from [[Hyderabad]] to [[Marwar]] Junction. In 1909, the '''Sind Light Railway Co Ltd''' opened a line from [[Mirpurkhas]] to [[Jhudo]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:14, 5 December 2015
The Sind Light Railway was a privately owned railway opened in 1909 linking Mirpurkhas to Jhudo.
The Sind Light Railway Company Ltd was founded in Bombay in 1908 by a Bombay businessman Sir Montague de Pomeroy Webb. [1]
Mirpurkhas became a railway junction in the early 20th century. Until 1909 there was only a metre gauge(MG) line running through the district, from Hyderabad to Marwar Junction. In 1909, the Sind Light Railway Co Ltd opened a line from Mirpurkhas to Jhudo.