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The group of NG lines operated by CPR comprising:-
* [[Ellichpur-Murtazapur-Yeotmal Railway]] Owned by Central Provinces Railway Co(qv); known informally as '''[[Shakuntala Railway]]'''. First section from Murtazapur to Yeotmal opened 1903; section from Murtajapur to Ellichpur opened 1913-14
* [[Dhond-Baramati Railway]]; opened 1914-15
* [[Pulgaon-Arvi Railway]]; opened 1917-18
*[[Yavatmal Murtijapur Railway]]; opened 1903
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the only the following: -
*'''L/F/8/19/1434 ''' “Central Provinces Railways Company Limited, Contract for construction and working of the Pulgaon-Arvi Railway supplemental to contract dated 27th March 1916 for construction of the Ellichpur-Murtajapur-Yeotmal Railway; 1917”
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
