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The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a small, narrow (2' 6") gauge line, with a branch to [[Rajim]].
The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line.  


Opened in 1900 connecting [[Raipur]] to [[Dhamtari]], a length of 35 miles(56km); extended in 1909 with the opening of the '''Rajim Branch Railway''',  a branch connecting to [[Rajim]], 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) network.
<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 10]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>


== External link ==
== References ==
 
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[http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,397 Major Events in Formation of S E Railway] ''South Eastern Railway''
 


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Raipur-Dhamtari Railway
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Line of route
Raipur to Dhamtari
Abhanpur to Rajim (branch)
Gauge / mileage
Narrow (2' 6") gauge 56 miles (1905)
Timeline
1900 Line opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Kurud
System agency
1900 Worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Raipur-Dhamtari Railway was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line.

Opened in 1900 connecting Raipur to Dhamtari, a length of 35 miles(56km); extended in 1909 with the opening of the Rajim Branch Railway, a branch connecting to Rajim, 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR) network. [1]

References