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The '''Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway''' was opened in 1883 as line for construction of Sirhind Canal in Ambala District . | The '''Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway''' was opened in 1883 as line for construction of Sirhind Canal in Ambala District . | ||
| − | The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line ran between [[Doraha]], via [[Rupar]] to [[Nalagarh]], a distance of 54 miles(86km). | + | The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line ran between [[Doraha]], via [[Rupar]] to [[Nalagarh]], a distance of 54 miles(86km). The ‘Sirhand Canal’ required sandstone obtained from a quarry near Nalagarh. The mortar was manufactured of bricks from the ruins of Sirhind and lime from Kankar quarries at Patarheri, a village a few miles from Rupar. The railway line was constructed to carry material from the [[''Nalagarh Sandstone Quarry Railways|Nalagarh Quarry]]. On completion of the canal the line was made over to the [[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]](SP&DR) but evidence in the Gazetteers for the region suggest the line was taken up by 1884 <ref>[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/ambala%20gazeteer%201923-24.pdf "Ambala District Gazetteer, 1923-24"; page 9(pdf page 16)]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> |
| + | <ref name=DarvPB12>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PB12 page ....</ref>. | ||
| − | + | This was the first recorded use of a railway to convey sandstone from the [[''Nalagarh Sandstone Quarry Railways|Nalagarh Quarry - ''see this page for further information'']]. | |
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Revision as of 16:32, 23 May 2017
The Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway was opened in 1883 as line for construction of Sirhind Canal in Ambala District .
The broad gauge(BG) line ran between Doraha, via Rupar to Nalagarh, a distance of 54 miles(86km). The ‘Sirhand Canal’ required sandstone obtained from a quarry near Nalagarh. The mortar was manufactured of bricks from the ruins of Sirhind and lime from Kankar quarries at Patarheri, a village a few miles from Rupar. The railway line was constructed to carry material from the Nalagarh Quarry. On completion of the canal the line was made over to the Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway(SP&DR) but evidence in the Gazetteers for the region suggest the line was taken up by 1884 [1] [2].
This was the first recorded use of a railway to convey sandstone from the Nalagarh Quarry - see this page for further information.
References
- ↑ "Ambala District Gazetteer, 1923-24"; page 9(pdf page 16); Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PB12 page ....
