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The '''Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway''' was opened in 1883 as line for construction of Sirhind Canal in Ambala District . | The '''Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway''' was opened in 1883 as line for construction of Sirhind Canal in Ambala District . | ||
| − | The line ran between [[Doraha]], via [[Rupar]] to [[Nalagarh]], a distance of 54 miles(86km). | + | The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line ran between [[Doraha]], via [[Rupar]] to [[Nalagarh]], a distance of 54 miles(86km). |
The Sirhand Canal required sandstone obtained from a quarry near Nalagarh, and the mortar was manufactured of bricks from the ruins of Sirhind and lime from kankar quarries at Patarheri, a village a few miles from Rupar. A railway line 54 miles long was constructed from Doraha to the Nalagarh quarries to carry material, but the line was taken up shortly after completion of the canal in 1884-85. | The Sirhand Canal required sandstone obtained from a quarry near Nalagarh, and the mortar was manufactured of bricks from the ruins of Sirhind and lime from kankar quarries at Patarheri, a village a few miles from Rupar. A railway line 54 miles long was constructed from Doraha to the Nalagarh quarries to carry material, but the line was taken up shortly after completion of the canal in 1884-85. | ||
| − | <ref>[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/ambala%20gazeteer%201923-24.pdf "Ambala District Gazetteer, 1923-24"; page 9(pdf page 16)]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | + | <ref>[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/ambala%20gazeteer%201923-24.pdf "Ambala District Gazetteer, 1923-24"; page 9(pdf page 16)]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref><ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PB12 page ....</ref>. |
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Revision as of 07:05, 22 May 2017
The Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway was opened in 1883 as line for construction of Sirhind Canal in Ambala District .
The broad gauge(BG) line ran between Doraha, via Rupar to Nalagarh, a distance of 54 miles(86km).
The Sirhand Canal required sandstone obtained from a quarry near Nalagarh, and the mortar was manufactured of bricks from the ruins of Sirhind and lime from kankar quarries at Patarheri, a village a few miles from Rupar. A railway line 54 miles long was constructed from Doraha to the Nalagarh quarries to carry material, but the line was taken up shortly after completion of the canal in 1884-85. [1][2].
References
- ↑ "Ambala District Gazetteer, 1923-24"; page 9(pdf page 16); Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PB12 page ....
