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1937 Admin info, Statistics and Classification added, 'Later Development' added
{{Line Railways Infobox
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|route= [[Bukhtiarpur]] to [[Rajgir]]
|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
|gauge1details= 18 miles (1905)<br>33 miles (1943)
|gauge2=
|gauge2details=
|gauge3=
|gauge3details=
|gauge4=
|gauge4details=
|timeline1date= 1903
|timeline1details= Section to [[Bihar]] opened to traffic
|timeline2date= 1911
|timeline2details= Extended to [[Rajgir]]
|timeline3date= 1950
|timeline3details= Taken over by local district board
|timeline4date=
|timeline4details=
|timeline5date= 1962
|timeline5details= Nationalised, converted to broad gauge and re-opened to traffic
|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|stations= [[Bukhtiarpur]], [[Bihar]], [[Rajgir]]
|system1date=
|system1details= Worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]]
|system2date= 1962
|system2details= [[Eastern Railway]] (IR zone)
|system3date=
|system3details=
}}
[[File:Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway.png|thumb|Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway]]
Also known as the '''Bakhtiyarpur-Bihar Light Railway'''
The '''Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway''' (BBLR) was a short, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchline which connected the city of [[Bihar|Bihar (Bihar Sharif)]] to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) at [[Bukhtiarpur]] and opened in 1903. The line was later extended from [[Bihar]] to [[Rajgir]] in 1911 giving a line length of 33 miles <ref name=Wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakhtiyarpur%E2%80%93Tilaiya_line Wikipedia “Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line”]; Retrieved 28 Jul 2020</ref>.
The Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway Company owned the railway and was assisted by the District Board of Patna. It was one of several small narrow gauge concerns worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]](MLR), a management company based in [[Calcutta]]<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n226/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 218]; Retrieved 15 Mar 2019</ref>
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf 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 269 pdf 312]; Retrieved 27 Jul 2020</ref>.
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
==Later Development==
The line was taken over by the local district board in 1950. In 1962, the track was acquired by [[Indian Railways]], converted to broad gauge and re-opened to ref name=Wiki/>.
==Locomotives and Rolling Stock==
The 2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) Locomotives are listed by Hughes with a total of six of different types and specifications dating from 1902 through to 1935. Three are named as ‘Bukhtiarpur’, ‘Behar’ and ‘Nawab’<ref name=Hughes>“Indian Narrow Gauge Locomotives 1863-1940” by Hugh Hughes, published by ‘The Continental Railway Circle’ Section 26 Martin’s Light Railways, (E) Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway , page 53 </ref>
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhtiarpur_Bihar_Light_Railway "Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway"] ''Wikipedia''.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's Light Railways"] ''Wikipedia''.
==Further Information==
See '''[[Martin's Light Railways]] '''
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Private Railways]][[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
