Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway

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The Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line owned by the Durbar Kolar and Mysore District Board and operated by Mysore State RailwayMSR.)

History

The section from Bangarpet to Chintamani to Chickballapur was opened in 1916; this line linked Bangarpet to the Kolar Gold Fields Railway (10 miles/16km) that the Mysore Durbar had opened in 1894. The total length of the line then became 64 miles/102km. [1]

The line was further extended in 1918 from Chickballapur to Yelahaka and on to Bangalore (38 miles/62km).[1]

The section from Yelahaka to Bangalore was subsequently dismantled.[1]

Further Information

See Mysore State Railway

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Steam in History (India)"/ Yelahaka-Bangarpet Line by R R Bhandari. Reproduced by IRFCA Indian Railways Fan Club; Retrieved 14 Feb 2016
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