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The [[Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway]] | The [[Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway]] was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) and worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR). | ||
<ref | <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n16/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 8]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016</ref> | ||
The Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway merged with the [[Gondia-Chanda Railway]] and the [[Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway]] to form the [[Satpura Railway]] around 1920. | The line from Itwarri to Sausar, 50 miles(80km), opened in 1911 with a branch to Khapaand and to Katchildhann in 1912. The extended to Chhindwara in 1913, an additional 39 miles giving a total of 97 miles <ref name=Admin/>. | ||
The Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway merged with the [[Gondia-Chanda Railway]] and the [[Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway]] to form the '''[[Satpura Railway]]''' around 1920. | |||
<ref>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes" by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016</ref> | |||
The Nagpur-Chhindwara section closed in 2015 for conversion to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) | |||
<ref>[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga32QuY8USg U tube “Nainpur Chhindwara Nagpur Narrow Gauge” by Ammar Rizvi 8 Dec 2015]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016</ref> | |||
==Further Information == | |||
See '''[[Satpura Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 06:48, 25 November 2016
The Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line owned by the Government of India(GoI) and worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR). [1]
The line from Itwarri to Sausar, 50 miles(80km), opened in 1911 with a branch to Khapaand and to Katchildhann in 1912. The extended to Chhindwara in 1913, an additional 39 miles giving a total of 97 miles [1].
The Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway merged with the Gondia-Chanda Railway and the Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway to form the Satpura Railway around 1920. [2]
The Nagpur-Chhindwara section closed in 2015 for conversion to broad gauge(BG) [3]
Further Information
See Satpura Railway
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 8; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016
- ↑ "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes" by Keith Scholey; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016
- ↑ [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga32QuY8USg U tube “Nainpur Chhindwara Nagpur Narrow Gauge” by Ammar Rizvi 8 Dec 2015]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016