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[[File:Kolar District Railway.png|thumb|Kolar District Railway & Bowringpet-Kolar Railway]]
'''Kolar District Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) from [[Bowringpet|Bowringpet (''later named Bangarapet'')]] <br>to [[Chik-Ballapur|Chik-Ballapur (''later named Chikkaballapura'')]], a length of 63½ miles(102km)
<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n242/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 233 (pdf 242)]; Retrieved 15 Nov 2018</ref>.
The first section from [[Bowringpet]] to [[Kolar]] was originally the '''Bowringpet-Kolar Railway''', 10½ miles(17km), when it opened in Dec 1913, constructed by the Mysore Durbar. It was financed entirely by the [[Kolar and Mysore District Board|District Board of Kolar]] from the proceeds of a debenture loan <ref name=Admin/>.
As the District Board were unable to raise the entire capital for the whole of the line from [[Bowringpet]] to [[Chik-Ballapur]], the cost was bourne in equal proportions both by the [[Kolar and Mysore District Board|Mysore Durbar and the Kolar District Board - ''see separate page'']].The 52 mile(84km) extension from [[Kolar]] via Chistamani to [[Chik-Ballapur]] opened in 1916, giving a total line of 63½ miles(101km)<ref name=Admin/>.
==Later Development==
Meanwhile the Mysore Durbar were financing and constructing further 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge extensions:-
*[[Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway|Bangalore - Chik-Ballapur Light Railway later known as the Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway - ''see separate page'']]
and the
*[[Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway|Yelahanka-Bowringpet Railway, later known as Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway - ''see separate page'']]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:District Railway Boards]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
'''Kolar District Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) from [[Bowringpet|Bowringpet (''later named Bangarapet'')]] <br>to [[Chik-Ballapur|Chik-Ballapur (''later named Chikkaballapura'')]], a length of 63½ miles(102km)
<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n242/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 233 (pdf 242)]; Retrieved 15 Nov 2018</ref>.
The first section from [[Bowringpet]] to [[Kolar]] was originally the '''Bowringpet-Kolar Railway''', 10½ miles(17km), when it opened in Dec 1913, constructed by the Mysore Durbar. It was financed entirely by the [[Kolar and Mysore District Board|District Board of Kolar]] from the proceeds of a debenture loan <ref name=Admin/>.
As the District Board were unable to raise the entire capital for the whole of the line from [[Bowringpet]] to [[Chik-Ballapur]], the cost was bourne in equal proportions both by the [[Kolar and Mysore District Board|Mysore Durbar and the Kolar District Board - ''see separate page'']].The 52 mile(84km) extension from [[Kolar]] via Chistamani to [[Chik-Ballapur]] opened in 1916, giving a total line of 63½ miles(101km)<ref name=Admin/>.
==Later Development==
Meanwhile the Mysore Durbar were financing and constructing further 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge extensions:-
*[[Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway|Bangalore - Chik-Ballapur Light Railway later known as the Chikballapur-Bangalore City Railway - ''see separate page'']]
and the
*[[Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway|Yelahanka-Bowringpet Railway, later known as Yelahaka-Bangarpet Railway - ''see separate page'']]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:District Railway Boards]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
