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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.
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[[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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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.

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