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{{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=
}}
The '''Bukhtiarpur-Bihar Light Railway''' (BLR) was a short, narrow gauge branchline which connected the city of [[Bihar]] to the [[East Indian Railway]] at [[Bukhtiarpur]]. The line was later extended from [[Bihar]] to [[Rajgir]].
The BLR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
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 traffic.
== 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''.
[http://www.irse.bravehost.com/irc.htm "History of Railway construction"] ''Indian Railways Service of Engineers'' [see "Martin & Co" in table].
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[[Category:Assisted Private Railways]]
