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The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line. | The '''Raipur-Dhamtari Railway''' was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line. | ||
Opened in 1900 connecting [[Raipur]] to [[Dhamtari]], a length of 35 miles(56km); extended in 1909 with the opening of the '''Rajim Branch Railway''', a branch connecting to [[Rajim]], 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) network. | Opened in 1900 connecting [[Raipur]] via [[Kurud]] to [[Dhamtari]], a length of 35 miles(56km) ; extended in 1909 with the opening of the '''Rajim Branch Railway''', a branch from Abhanpur Junction connecting to [[Rajim]], 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) network. | ||
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n18/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 10]; Retrieved 11 Feb 2016</ref> | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n18/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 10]; Retrieved 11 Feb 2016</ref>. | ||
At [[Kurud]], in 1924-25, a connection was made to the 2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] [[Raipur Forestry Tramway]] operated on behalf of the Forestry Department of [[Central Provinces]]. | |||
== Further Information== | == Further Information== | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 14 February 2017
| Raipur-Dhamtari Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Raipur to Dhamtari Abhanpur to Rajim (branch) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Narrow (2' 6") gauge | 35 miles (1905) | |
| 46 miles (1918) | ||
| Timeline | ||
| 1900 | Line opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Kurud | |
| System agency | ||
| 1900 | Worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Raipur-Dhamtari Railway was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line.
Opened in 1900 connecting Raipur via Kurud to Dhamtari, a length of 35 miles(56km) ; extended in 1909 with the opening of the Rajim Branch Railway, a branch from Abhanpur Junction connecting to Rajim, 11 miles(18km).The line formed part of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR) network. [1].
At Kurud, in 1924-25, a connection was made to the 2ft 6in/762mm NG Raipur Forestry Tramway operated on behalf of the Forestry Department of Central Provinces.