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==Railways absorbed into MLR== | ==Railways absorbed into MLR== | ||
*[[Arakan Light Railway]] formerly [[Buthiadaung-Maungdaw Tramway Company]], opened 1913. Taken over by MLR, 1916 | *[[Arakan Light Railway]] formerly [[Buthiadaung-Maungdaw Tramway Company]], opened 1913. Taken over by MLR, 1916 | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 05:21, 10 December 2017
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| System timeline | ||
| 1898 | First lines opened | |
| 1986 | Last line nationalised | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1914 | Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway | |
| 1914 | Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway | |
| 1903 | Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway | |
| 1922 | Futwah-Islampur Light Railway | |
| 1897 | Howrah-Amta Light Railway | |
| 1897 | Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway | |
| 1907 | Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Calcutta | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | ||
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| Some lines taken over by Indian Railways | ||
| System mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 270 miles (1943) | |
| 2' 0" NG | 62 miles (1943) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Martin’s Light Railways Co Ltd (MLR), were owned by Martin & Company.
MLR operated several disparate Narrow Gauge(NG) light railways in the Gangetic plain, from Calcutta in the east to Delhi in the west [1].
The lines continued to operate independently long after Independence in 1947, the last being nationalised as late as 1986. At least two lines and parts of a third have been converted to broad gauge and are now part of Indian Railways.
Lines owned and worked by MLR
- Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway, opened 1914.
- Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway, opened 1902
- Futwah-Islampur Light Railway, opened 1922
- Howrah-Amta Light Railway, opened 1897
- Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway, opened 1897
- Shahdara-Saharanpur Light Railway, opened 1907
Lines worked by MLR at some time
- Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway. Private Company formed 1903, first part opened 1905, worked by Martin's Light Railways. Independent until nationalised 1955
- Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway. Privately owned line, constructed and initially worked by MLR, opened in 1899. In 1904 the line was taken over by the state and became part of the NG network of Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR)
Lines constructed by MLR
- Santipur-Nabadwip Light Railway. Privately owned line constructed by MLR, opened in 1898; taken over by Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) in 1904 as part of its NG Network.
Railways absorbed into MLR
- Arakan Light Railway formerly Buthiadaung-Maungdaw Tramway Company, opened 1913. Taken over by MLR, 1916
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"; Retrieved 10 Apr 2016