Pipar-Bilara Light Railway
(Redirected from Pipar Road-Ravi Light Railway)
| Pipar-Bilara Light Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Pipar to Bilara | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 0" NG | 25 miles (1921) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1910-1912 | Line constructed | |
| 1928 | Replaced by metre gauge line | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Pipar, Bilara | |
| System agency | ||
| 1910 | Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway | |
| 1924 | Jodhpur State Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Originally constructed as a steam tramway and also known as the the Pipar Road-Ravi Light Railway, the Pipar-Bilara Light Railway was a short (25 mile) 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railway. The line first opened in 1910 from Pipar Road to Bhavi and extended to reach Bilara in 1912; owned by the Princely Jodhpur State who worked the line up to February 1913 when the working was taken over by Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway. [1]