Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway
| Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Arrah to Sasaram | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 65 miles (1943) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1914 | Line opened to traffic | |
| 1978 | Closed | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Arrah, Sasaram | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Martin's Light Railways | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway (MLR-ASLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) "chord" line which ran south-west from Arrah, on the Patna-Moghal section of the East Indian Railway(EIR), to Sasaram, on the Gaya-Moghal section of the EIR. [1]
The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Company was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways(MLR), a management company based in Calcutta.
According to IRFCA, the line closed in 1978.
External Links
- "Martin's Light Railways" Wikipedia
- "Non-IR Railways in India"; paragraph 9 IRFCA Indian Railways Fan Club