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Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway

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The [[Nagpur-Chhindwara Railway]], opened in 1911 and 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>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/south-eastern-railway.pdf "Indian Railway South Eastern - Notes" by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref><refname=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n16/mode/2up 1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 8]; Retrieved 9 Feb 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> 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> ==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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