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The '''Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned by the Durbar [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]] and operated by [[Mysore State Railway]] | The '''Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned by the Durbar [[Kolar and Mysore District Board]] and operated by [[Mysore State Railway]]MSR.) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The section from [[Bangarpet]] to [[Chintamani]] to [[Chickballapur]] was opened in 1916; this line linked [[Bangarpet]] to the [[Kolar Gold Fields Railway]] (10 miles/16km) that the Mysore Durbar had opened in 1894. The total length of the line then became 64 miles/102km. | |||
<ref name=name>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html "Steam in History (India)"/ Yelahaka-Bangarpet Line by R R Bhandari. Reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club'']; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016</ref> | |||
The | The line was further extended in 1918 from Chickballapur to [[Yelahaka]] and on to [[Bangalore]] (38 miles/62km).<ref name=name/> | ||
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The | The section from Yelahaka to Bangalore was subsequently dismantled.<ref name=name/> | ||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Mysore State Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 14 February 2016
The Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line owned by the Durbar Kolar and Mysore District Board and operated by Mysore State RailwayMSR.)
History
The section from Bangarpet to Chintamani to Chickballapur was opened in 1916; this line linked Bangarpet to the Kolar Gold Fields Railway (10 miles/16km) that the Mysore Durbar had opened in 1894. The total length of the line then became 64 miles/102km. [1]
The line was further extended in 1918 from Chickballapur to Yelahaka and on to Bangalore (38 miles/62km).[1]
The section from Yelahaka to Bangalore was subsequently dismantled.[1]