Mayurbhanj Railway
| Mayurbhanj Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Rupsa to Baripada | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Narrow (2' 6") gauge | 32 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1905 | First section opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Mayurbhanj Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway, belonging to the Princely Mourbhanj State and worked by the Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR).
Formerly Mourbhanj Railway, renamed 1920 and transfered to private co; worked by BNR
The Baripada-Talbond Railway was an extension of the Mayurbhanj Railway to Talbond(now named Talbandh); opened in 1920 and worked by BNR [1]
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives the following: -
- L/F/8/20/1669 “Mayurbhanj Railway Company Limited, Contract for construction of a railway extension; 1922"
- L/8/20/1682 “ Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company Limited, Contract for the maintenance, management and working of the Mayurbhanj Railway and the Baripada-Talbond extension; 1923"
Further Information
See Bengal-Nagpur Railway (BNR)
and Bengal-Nagpur Railway – NG Lines Worked
and Mourbhanj Railway prior to 1920