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− | The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a | + | 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> | ||
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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 16:17, 20 December 2015
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]