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| + | |route= [[Gondia]]-[[Chandra Fort]] | ||
| + | |gauge1= 2ft 6in NG | ||
| + | |gauge1details= 150 miles (1916) | ||
| + | |gauge2= | ||
| + | |gauge2details= | ||
| + | |gauge3= | ||
| + | |gauge3details= | ||
| + | |gauge4= | ||
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| + | |timeline1date= 1908 Nov | ||
| + | |timeline1details= [[Gondia]] to [[Nagbhir]], 81 miles opened | ||
| + | |timeline2date= 1910 Dec | ||
| + | |timeline2details= to [[Rajoli]], a further 32 miles | ||
| + | |timeline3date= 1913 Apr | ||
| + | |timeline3details= to [[Babupeth]], a further 35 miles | ||
| + | |timeline4date= 1916 Feb | ||
| + | |timeline4details= to [[Chandra Fort]], the final 1.5 miles opened | ||
| + | |timeline5details= | ||
| + | |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
| + | |stations= [[Gondia]], [[Nagbhir]], [[Rajoli]], [[Babupeth]], [[Chandra Fort]] | ||
| + | |system1date= 1908 | ||
| + | |system1details= Worked by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] | ||
| + | |system2date= c.1920 | ||
| + | |system2details= Merged to form [[Satpura Railway]] | ||
| + | |system3date= | ||
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| + | The [[Gondia-Chanda Railway]] was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, owned by Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) and worked by [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]](BNR). | ||
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| + | Work started in 1905 but due to shortage of funds was not completed until 1916. | ||
| + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n14/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 6]; Retrieved 25 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
| + | <ref>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes and Source" section BN12 by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 25 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
| + | <ref>[http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf Indian Railways "Nagpur Division Railway History"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | The Gondia-Chanda Railway merged with the [[Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway]] and the [[Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway]] to form the '''[[Satpura Railway]]''' around 1920. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:39, 25 February 2016
| Gondia-Chanda Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Gondia-Chandra Fort | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2ft 6in NG | 150 miles (1916) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1908 Nov | Gondia to Nagbhir, 81 miles opened | |
| 1910 Dec | to Rajoli, a further 32 miles | |
| 1913 Apr | to Babupeth, a further 35 miles | |
| 1916 Feb | to Chandra Fort, the final 1.5 miles opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Gondia, Nagbhir, Rajoli, Babupeth, Chandra Fort | |
| System agency | ||
| 1908 | Worked by Bengal Nagpur Railway | |
| c.1920 | Merged to form Satpura Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Gondia-Chanda Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, owned by Government of India(GoI) and worked by Bengal Nagpur Railway(BNR).
Work started in 1905 but due to shortage of funds was not completed until 1916. [1] [2] [3]
The Gondia-Chanda Railway merged with the Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway and the Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway to form the Satpura Railway around 1920.
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 6; Retrieved 25 Feb 2016
- ↑ "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes and Source" section BN12 by Keith Scholey; Retrieved 25 Feb 2016
- ↑ Indian Railways "Nagpur Division Railway History"; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
