Tezpur-Balipara Railway
| Tezpur-Balipara Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
 1942 map | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Tezpur to Balipara | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 20 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1894-95 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Tezpur, Balipara | |
| System agency | ||
| 1894-95 | Own agency | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway, built to carry tea from upcountry estates to the river port of Tezpur for onward shipment down the Brahmaputra to Calcutta. The line was owned and worked by the Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway Company and linked Tezpur to Balipara a length of 20 miles(32km) and opened in 1894-95. [1]
History
This line was authorised for construction under the Indian Tramways Act, 1886 by the Commissioner of Assam on the 1 June 1895. On the 3 May 1898 sanction was given under this Act. [2].
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 [2]
Classification
Indian Railway Classification of 1926 - Class III railway system.
Later History
This NG light railway was still operational in 1950 [3].
Borjuli-Rangapara Light Railway Branch
"A tramway, 2 miles long, was constructed at the expense of the Borjuli Tea Company connecting the tea factory at Borjuli with Rangapara staion on the Tezpur-Balipara Light Railway. It was worked by the Tezpur-Balipara Railway but from February 1908 closed to traffic."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 238; Retrieved 5 Aug 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 298 pdf 341; Retrieved 5 Aug 2020
- ↑ ‘Light Railways in West Bengal’ by Sikiduro, ‘The Economic Weekly’, 30 May 1953, page 623