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The '''Jorhat State (Provincial) Railway'''(JPSR) was a 2' 0" Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which connected [[Gosaigon]] on the River Brahmaputra with [[Jorhat]] and two junctions on the [[Assam-Bengal Railway]] (later the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]]). | The '''Jorhat State (Provincial) Railway'''(JPSR) was a 2' 0" Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which connected [[Gosaigon]] on the River Brahmaputra with [[Jorhat]] and two junctions on the [[Assam-Bengal Railway]] (later the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]]). | ||
The railway was surveyed as the [[Assam Kokilamukh Railway]] and originally named the [[Kokilamukh State Railway]] when | The railway was surveyed as the [[Assam Kokilamukh Railway]] and originally variously named the "Kokila Mookh Tramway", "Kokila Mookh State Railway" and then the [[Kokilamukh State Railway]] when the Jorhat to Dhali River section opened to traffic on 9 December 1884. | ||
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 248]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
In 1885, the railway was renamed the '''Jorhat State Railway''' and further extensions constructed. | |||
In 1915, the name was changed again to the '''Jorhat Provincial Railway'''(JPSR). The Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) nationalised the railway in 1937. | |||
On 1 October 1943, the [[Government of India |GoI]] amalgamated the JPSR with the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]]. | On 1 October 1943, the [[Government of India |GoI]] amalgamated the JPSR with the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]]. | ||
==Branch Line of JPSR== | ==Branch Line of JPSR== | ||
*[[Mariani Branch Railway]], opened 1885-86. | *[[Mariani Branch Railway]], 7 miles, opened 1885-86. | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 18 December 2015
| Jorhat (Provincial) State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
 1942 map | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Titabar to Gosaigaon | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 0" NG | 30 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1884 | First section opened to traffic. | |
| 1885 | Renamed Jorhat State Railway | |
| 1915 | Renamed Jorhat Provincial Railway | |
| 1937 | Nationalised | |
| 1943 | Merged into Bengal and Assam Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Gosaigaon, Jorhat, Mariani, Titabar | |
| System agency | ||
| State Railway Agency | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Jorhat State (Provincial) Railway(JPSR) was a 2' 0" Narrow Gauge(NG) railway which connected Gosaigon on the River Brahmaputra with Jorhat and two junctions on the Assam-Bengal Railway (later the Bengal and Assam Railway).
The railway was surveyed as the Assam Kokilamukh Railway and originally variously named the "Kokila Mookh Tramway", "Kokila Mookh State Railway" and then the Kokilamukh State Railway when the Jorhat to Dhali River section opened to traffic on 9 December 1884. [1]
In 1885, the railway was renamed the Jorhat State Railway and further extensions constructed.
In 1915, the name was changed again to the Jorhat Provincial Railway(JPSR). The Government of India(GoI) nationalised the railway in 1937.
On 1 October 1943, the GoI amalgamated the JPSR with the Bengal and Assam Railway.
Branch Line of JPSR
- Mariani Branch Railway, 7 miles, opened 1885-86.