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The '''Wardha Valley Railway''' opened in 1877 as the '''Wardha-Warora State Railway''' and was worked by GIPR . The line linked [[Wardha]] to [[Warora]], a distance of 45 miles(72km). | The '''Wardha Valley Railway''' was under survey in early 1870 by the the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]], the engineer [[Horace Bell]] was Second Grade Executive Engineer on this survey. | ||
The line opened in 1877 as the '''Wardha-Warora State Railway''' and was worked by [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR). The line linked [[Wardha]] to [[Warora]], a distance of 45 miles(72km). | |||
<ref name=name>[https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Wardha%20District/lpwmtc_communications.html#. "Maharashtra Gazetteer" /Wardha/Communicaions/Railways. Originally printed 1906]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref name=name>[https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Wardha%20District/lpwmtc_communications.html#. "Maharashtra Gazetteer" /Wardha/Communicaions/Railways. Originally printed 1906]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:20, 25 April 2016
The Wardha Valley Railway was under survey in early 1870 by the the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department, the engineer Horace Bell was Second Grade Executive Engineer on this survey.
The line opened in 1877 as the Wardha-Warora State Railway and was worked by Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR). The line linked Wardha to Warora, a distance of 45 miles(72km). [1]
The line was extended in 1905 by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) to reach the coal reserves at Ballapur. This extension is referred to as the Wardha Coal Railway[1].
Further Information
See Great Indian Peninsula Railway
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Maharashtra Gazetteer" /Wardha/Communicaions/Railways. Originally printed 1906; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015