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Originally constructed as a steam tramway and also known as the the '''Pipar Road-Ravi Light Railway''', the '''Pipar-Bilara Light Railway''' was a short (25 mile) 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway. The line first opened in 1910 from [[Pipar]] Road to [[Bhavi]] and extended to reach [[Bilara]] in 1912; owned by the | Originally constructed as a steam tramway and also known as the the '''Pipar Road-Ravi Light Railway''', the '''Pipar-Bilara Light Railway''' was a short (25 mile) 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway. The line first opened in 1910 from [[Pipar]] Road to [[Bhavi]] and extended to reach [[Bilara]] in 1912; owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Jodhpur State]] who worked the line up to February 1913 when the working was taken over by [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]]. | ||
<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 192]; Retrieved 20 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 192]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 7 January 2016
| Pipar-Bilara Light Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Pipar to Bilara | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 0" NG | 25 miles (1921) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1910-1912 | Line constructed | |
| 1928 | Replaced by metre gauge line | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Pipar, Bilara | |
| System agency | ||
| 1910 | Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway | |
| 1924 | Jodhpur State Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Originally constructed as a steam tramway and also known as the the Pipar Road-Ravi Light Railway, the Pipar-Bilara Light Railway was a short (25 mile) 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railway. The line first opened in 1910 from Pipar Road to Bhavi and extended to reach Bilara in 1912; owned by the Princely Jodhpur State who worked the line up to February 1913 when the working was taken over by Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway. [1]