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| − | The '''Mourbhanj Railway''' opened in 1905. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was owned by [[Mourbhanj]] | + | The '''Mourbhanj Railway''' opened in 1905. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]] |
| + | [[Mourbhanj State]] and worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] (BNR). The line linked [[Rupea]] to [[Baripada]], a length of 32 miles (51km). | ||
<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 7]; Retrieved 19 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 7]; Retrieved 19 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 6 January 2016
The Mourbhanj Railway opened in 1905. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line was owned by the Princely Mourbhanj State and worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway (BNR). The line linked Rupea to Baripada, a length of 32 miles (51km). [1]
In 1920 the railway was renamed Mayurbhanj Railway, 1920 and ownership transferred to a private company; worked by BNR
