Central Provinces Railway Co Ltd
Central Provinces Railway Co Ltd
A British owned company operating a group of narrow gauge lines; all worked by Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIPR), under Government of India (GOI) management from 1925.
The group of lines comprising:-
Achalpur(Ellichpur)-Murtajapur-Yavatmal Railway Owned by Central Provinces Railway Co(qv); known informally as 'Shakuntala Railway'
Murtajapur-Ellichpur Railway; see above - part of Achalpur-Murtajapur-Yavatmal Railway; opened 1913-14
Murtajapur-Yavatmal Railway; see above - part of Achalpur-Murtajapur-Yavatmal Railway; opened 1913-14
Dhond-Baramati Railway; opened 1914-15
Pulgaon-Arvi Railway; opened 1917-18
Pachora-Jamner Light Railway; opened 1919
Darwha-Pusad Railway; opened 1931