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Town names corrected to agree with the “Imperial Gazetteer of India”
The Thal Ghat Railway Incline was opened on 1865 extending the south-eastern line of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) through the Western Ghats. The [[Bhore Ghat Railway Construction]] having been completed in 1863. The steep Thal Ghat section up to Igatpuri was opened and completed the crossing of the Sahyadri hills of the Western Ghats.
The south-east main line proceeded over Bhor Bhore Ghat to Poonah[[Poona]], Sholapore (Solapur) [[Sholapur]] and Raichore ([[Raichur)]], where it joined the Madras Railway
<ref>[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html Mike's Rail History "Hill Lines of India - Construction and Operation of Some Steeply Graded Routes"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway Graces Guide "Great Indian Peninsula Railway - 1865"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref>
