West of India Portuguese Railway
| West of India Portuguese Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Marmagao to Londa | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 51 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1888 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Castle Rock, Londa, Marmagao | |
| System agency | ||
| 1902 | Southern Mahratta Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The West of India Portuguese Railway (WIPR) was a metre gauge(MG) line linking the port of Marmagao/Mormugao (in the Portuguese enclave of Goa) via Castle Rock to Londa, junction with the Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR). [1]
History
In 1902, with the metre gauge line on the verge of bankruptcy, the Portuguese leased the railway to the SMR which set up the WIPR to manage it. [2]
With Independence, operation of the WIPR passed to Indian Railways and, in 1951, to Southern Railway.[3] Between 1955 and 1961, the lines within the enclave reverted to Portuguese control. In 1963, the railway was once more taken over by Indian Railways' Southern Railway.[4]
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 94; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015
- ↑ "A Portuguese-British deal," The New York Times, Thursday, 16 October 1902, p1 (digital image, The New York Times Archives : accessed 25 November 2008).
- ↑ "Vasco Vindaloo", WP 7713 (accessed 25 November 2008)
- ↑ "Landmark events of the past seventy years", Mormugao Port Trust (accessed 25 November 2008).