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The '''Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway''' was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, completed in May 1917; owned and worked by the [[Mysore State Railway]]. The line linked [[Tarikere]] to [[Narasimharajapura]], a length of 27 miles(42km) <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n258/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 250]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref>.
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The '''Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway''' was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, completed in May 1917; owned and worked by the [[Mysore State Railway]]. The line linked [[Tarikere]] to Narasimharajapura, a length of 27 miles(42km) <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n258/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 250]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref>.
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[[Tarikere]] was a station on the [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]], metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch line which was worked by the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n96/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 88]; Retrieved 29 Aug 2015</ref>.  
  
 
The tramway, with a length of 27 miles was reported still operational in 1948 <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/ng-routes-1948.html IRFCA “Narrow Gauge Routes in 1948”]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref>.
 
The tramway, with a length of 27 miles was reported still operational in 1948 <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/ng-routes-1948.html IRFCA “Narrow Gauge Routes in 1948”]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref>.
  
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As a result of the construction and opening of the Bhadra reservoir the tramway was abandoned between 1947 (start of construction) and 1965 (year of commissioning) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadra_Dam Wikipedia “Bhadra Dam” ]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> and Narasimharajapura lost its connectivity when the project was taken up <ref name=deccan>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/236916/will-railway-line-n-r.html  Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> .
  
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Narasimharajapura had rail connectivity but had to lose the facility when the Bhadra reservoir project was taken up <ref name=deccan>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/236916/will-railway-line-n-r.html  Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> between 1947 (start of construction) and 1965 (year of commissioning) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadra_Dam Wikipedia “Bhadra Dam” ]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref>.
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==Associated Tramway==
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The Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway worked in conjunuction with the  [[Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway]] ,  a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line]], also  owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]]; sanctioned for construction in August 1917 <ref name=Admin/>; commissioned on February 5, 1921 and operated until 1949 <ref name=deccan/> .  
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The '''Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway''' worked in conjunuction with the  [[Tadassa-Hebbe Tramway]] ,  a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line]], also  owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]]; sanctioned for construction in August 1917 <ref name=Admin/>; commissioned on February 5, 1921 and operated until 1949 <ref name=deccan/> .  
 
  
  

Revision as of 13:37, 29 August 2016

The Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line, completed in May 1917; owned and worked by the Mysore State Railway. The line linked Tarikere to Narasimharajapura, a length of 27 miles(42km) [1].

Tarikere was a station on the Birur-Shimoga Railway, metre gauge(MG) branch line which was worked by the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway(M&SMR) [2].

The tramway, with a length of 27 miles was reported still operational in 1948 [3].

As a result of the construction and opening of the Bhadra reservoir the tramway was abandoned between 1947 (start of construction) and 1965 (year of commissioning) [4] and Narasimharajapura lost its connectivity when the project was taken up [5] .

Associated Tramway

The Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway worked in conjunuction with the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line]], also owned and worked by Mysore State Railway; sanctioned for construction in August 1917 [1]; commissioned on February 5, 1921 and operated until 1949 [5] .


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 250; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
  2. ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 88; Retrieved 29 Aug 2015
  3. ↑ IRFCA “Narrow Gauge Routes in 1948”; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
  4. ↑ Wikipedia “Bhadra Dam” ; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
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