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1918 Admin Report details checked/added/corrected
The '''Mourbhanj Railway''' opened in 1905. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was owned by [[Mourbhanj]] State and worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] (BNR).The line linked [[Rupea]] to [[Baripada]], a length of 32 miles (51km).<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 7]; Retrieved 19 Dec 2015</ref>
In 1920 the railway was renamed [[Mayurbhanj Railway]], 1920 and ownership transferred to a private company; worked by BNR
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
