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| − | + | The '''Dhond-Manmad State Railway''' was a 'chord' line, constructed to connect the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) south-eastern main line to [[Madras]] with the GIPR north-eastern main line to [[Allahabad]]. | |
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| + | The railway was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line 145 miles(197km) long between the two sections of the GIPR connecting [[Manmad]] 162 miles (260km) from [[Bombay]] on the north-east section, with [[Dhond]] in Poona 167 miles(267km) from [[Bombay]] on the south-east section. | ||
| + | <ref>[http://ahmednagar.gov.in/gazetteer/comm_railways.html “The Maharashtra State Gazetteers 1976 / Ahmadnager District / Communication / Railways”; e-version 2006"]; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | The line was opened for traffic on the 17th of April 1878. Some large bridges which were begun in 1879 were not finished till the rains of 1880. Up to the end of 1880 the line was managed by Government; it was then handed to the GIPR. <ref>Bombay Gazetteer, Ahmadnagar, 1884, pp. 330-332.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:41, 3 February 2016
The Dhond-Manmad State Railway was a 'chord' line, constructed to connect the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) south-eastern main line to Madras with the GIPR north-eastern main line to Allahabad.
The railway was a broad gauge(BG) line 145 miles(197km) long between the two sections of the GIPR connecting Manmad 162 miles (260km) from Bombay on the north-east section, with Dhond in Poona 167 miles(267km) from Bombay on the south-east section. [1]
The line was opened for traffic on the 17th of April 1878. Some large bridges which were begun in 1879 were not finished till the rains of 1880. Up to the end of 1880 the line was managed by Government; it was then handed to the GIPR. [2]
Further Information
See Great Indian Peninsula Railway
References
- ↑ “The Maharashtra State Gazetteers 1976 / Ahmadnager District / Communication / Railways”; e-version 2006"; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016
- ↑ Bombay Gazetteer, Ahmadnagar, 1884, pp. 330-332.
