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The '''Tezpur-Balipara Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway, built to carry tea from upcountry estates to the river port of [[Tezpur]] for onward shipment down the [[Brahmaputra]] to [[Calcutta]]. The line was owned and worked by the Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway Company and linked [[Tezpur]] to [[Balipara]] a length of 20 miles(32km) and opened in 1894-95. | [[File: Tezpore-Balipara Light Railway Map 1909.png|thumb|right|Tezpore-Balipara Light Railway Map 1909]] | ||
The '''Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway, built to carry tea from upcountry estates to the river port of [[Tezpur]] for onward shipment down the [[Brahmaputra]] to [[Calcutta]]. The line was owned and worked by the Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway Company and linked [[Tezpur]] to [[Balipara]] a length of 20 miles(32km) and opened in 1894-95. | |||
<ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n246/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 238]; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016</ref> | <ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n246/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 238]; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
Revision as of 05:26, 7 October 2016
| Tezpur-Balipara Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
 1942 map | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Tezpur to Balipara | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 20 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1894-95 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Tezpur, Balipara | |
| System agency | ||
| 1894-95 | Own agency | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway, built to carry tea from upcountry estates to the river port of Tezpur for onward shipment down the Brahmaputra to Calcutta. The line was owned and worked by the Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway Company and linked Tezpur to Balipara a length of 20 miles(32km) and opened in 1894-95. [1]
"A tramway, 2 miles long, was constructed at the expense of the Borjuli Tea Company connecting the tea factory at Borjuli with Rangapara staion on the Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway. It was worked by the Tezpur-Balipara Railway but from February 1908 closed to traffic."[1]