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| − | + | The [[Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway]] was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line owned by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) and worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR). | |
| + | <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n16/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 8]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016</ref> | ||
| − | + | The line from Itwarri to Sausar, 50 miles(80km), opened in 1911 with a branch to Khapaand and to Katchildhann in 1912. The extended to Chhindwara in 1913, an additional 39 miles giving a total of 97 miles <ref name=Admin/>. | |
| − | + | The Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway merged with the [[Gondia-Chanda Railway]] and the [[Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway]] to form the '''[[Satpura Railway]]''' around 1920. | |
| + | <ref>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes" by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | The Nagpur-Chhindwara section closed in 2015 for conversion to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) | ||
| + | <ref>[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga32QuY8USg U tube “Nainpur Chhindwara Nagpur Narrow Gauge” by Ammar Rizvi 8 Dec 2015]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Further Information == | ||
| + | See ''' [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] (BNR)''' | ||
| + | <br>and '''[[Bengal-Nagpur_Railway_-_Lines_Owned_and_Worked#NG_Lines_worked_by_BNR|Bengal-Nagpur Railway – NG Lines Worked]] | ||
| + | <br>and '''[[Satpura Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:01, 14 June 2020
The Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line owned by the Government of India(GoI) and worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR). [1]
The line from Itwarri to Sausar, 50 miles(80km), opened in 1911 with a branch to Khapaand and to Katchildhann in 1912. The extended to Chhindwara in 1913, an additional 39 miles giving a total of 97 miles [1].
The Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway merged with the Gondia-Chanda Railway and the Jubbulpore-Gondia Railway to form the Satpura Railway around 1920. [2]
The Nagpur-Chhindwara section closed in 2015 for conversion to broad gauge(BG) [3]
Further Information
See Bengal-Nagpur Railway (BNR)
and Bengal-Nagpur Railway – NG Lines Worked
and Satpura Railway
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 8; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016
- ↑ "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes" by Keith Scholey; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016
- ↑ [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga32QuY8USg U tube “Nainpur Chhindwara Nagpur Narrow Gauge” by Ammar Rizvi 8 Dec 2015]; Retrieved 25 Nov 2016
