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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 26 27 miles(41km42km)<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>. A branch from  [[Tarikere]] was a station on the [[TadessaBirur-Shimoga Railway]] to , metre gauge([[HebbeRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] was sanctioned for construction in August 1917; there is no evidence that this ) branch line which was constructed.worked by the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]](M&SMR) <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf #page/n96/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 25088]; Retrieved 21 Dec 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>. ==Associated Tramway==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 closed 1949<ref name=deccan/> . The Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway had seven intermediate stations, including Tadasa where there was a junction with the [[Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway]] <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 KA10 page ....</ref>. ==Closure of the two Tramways== As a result of the construction and opening of theLakkavali Reservoir and irrigation project on the Bhadra River ( Bhadra reservoir) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadra_Dam Wikipedia “Bhadra Dam” ]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> the line was closed to traffic on 1 Jan 1949 <ref name =darvill/> 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> .  ==Further Information==For details and map for tramways in this region see '''[[Tramways in Mysore State]]'''

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