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The '''Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway''' (MLR-ASLR) was a narrow gauge ( | The '''Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway''' (MLR-ASLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) "chord" line which ran south-west from [[Arrah]], on the [[Patna]] to [[Moghal]] section of the [[East Indian Railway]], to [[Sasaram]], on the [[Gaya]] to [[Moghal]] section of the [[East Indian Railway]]. | ||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"];Retrieved 9 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"];Retrieved 9 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<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 208]; Retrieved 15 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
The ASLR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]]. | The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Company (MLR-ASLR) was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]]. | ||
According to IRFCA, the line closed in 1978. | According to IRFCA, the line closed in 1978. | ||
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Revision as of 04:52, 16 December 2015
| Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Arrah to Sasaram | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 65 miles (1943) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1914 | Line opened to traffic | |
| 1978 | Closed | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Arrah, Sasaram | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Martin's Light Railways | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway (MLR-ASLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) "chord" line which ran south-west from Arrah, on the Patna to Moghal section of the East Indian Railway, to Sasaram, on the Gaya to Moghal section of the East Indian Railway. [1] [2]
The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Company (MLR-ASLR) was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways, a management company based in Calcutta.
According to IRFCA, the line closed in 1978. [3]
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways";Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 208; Retrieved 15 Dec 2015
- ↑ IRFCA Indian Railways Fan Club "Non-IR Railways in India"; paragraph 9 ;Retrieved 9 Dec 2015