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The '''Dhond-Baramati Railway''' 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway was under construction in 1913 and owned by [[Central Provinces Railway Co Ltd]](CPR).
The '''Dhond-Baramati Railway''' 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(line opened in May 1914 linking [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NGDhond]]) railway was under construction in 1913 and owned by to [[Central Provinces Railway Co LtdBaramati]], a line length of 27 miles(CPR43km).The line opened 1914-15 , and it added to the prosperity of the sugarcane industry in the region. It was worked by [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR)and connected at [[Dhond]] to the GIPR mainline
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n85/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 77]; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016</ref>
<ref>[https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Poona/PART%20IV/Chap%20%289%29/Railways.htm Goverment/Maharashtra "Gazetteer/Poona"]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
*'''L /F/8/19/1483 ''' “Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company, Contract for working and maintenance of a railway from Dhond to Baramati; 1920”
*'''L /F/8/19/1446 ''' “Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company, Contract for working and maintenance of a railway from Dhond to Baramati; 1920”
==Further Information==
See '''[[Central Provinces Railway Co Ltd]]''' and '''[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'''
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