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The '''Tharsa Tramway''' was a private steam tramway constructed by the Central India Mining Company to carry the ore from the mines near [[Ramtek]] to the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) line at [[Tharsa]] station.
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_318.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908" v. 18, p. 312.]; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015</ref>
This line was a private concern, and was intended for the carriage of minerals only. It was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line and steam traction was employed. Its length was about 14 miles(22km).
