Ledo and Tikak Margherita Colliery Railway
Ledo and Tikak Margherita Colliery Railway | ||
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1942 map | ||
Line of route | ||
Tinsukia to Ledo | ||
Gauge / mileage | ||
Metre gauge | 8 Miles (1905) | |
Timeline | ||
1945 | Nationalisation | |
Key locations | ||
Presidency | Bengal | |
Stations | Ledo, Tinsukia | |
System agency | ||
Owned and worked by the Assam Railways and Trading Company | ||
1942 | Worked by Bengal and Assam Railway | |
How to interpret this infobox |
A short metre gauge(MG) railway in the extreme north-east corner of India, forming a branchline from Tinsukia to Ledo.
"The line was constructed by the Assam Railways and Trading Company(AR&TC) in 1883 and originally used only for the purpose of bringing coal from the mines on the south bank of the Dihing river to connect to the Dibru-Sadiya Railway. It was constituted a railway and its working was taken over by Dibru-Sadiya Railway from 1st January 1897" [1]