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The railway was built for transporting materials for the construction of the '''[[Dowlaiswaram Anicut Railroad|Dowlaiswaram Anicut]]''' at Rajahmundry (which is now located in Andhra Pradesh). This was a dam named the ‘Godavari Dam’ and was built over the Godavari River as part of the scheme to irrigate the Godavari delta around 1845. Work on the project was started in 1845 under the direction of the Engineer-in-charge Captain A [[Arthur Thomas Cotton ]] of the [[Madras_Sappers_and_Miners|Madras Corps of Engineers]] and as far as can be ascertained the railway was in use from the start of the project. The project was completed in 1852 and the railway was closed down.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajahmundry_railway_station Wikipedia 'Rajahmundry Railway Station'] Retrieved on 15 Jun 2019</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html IRFCA “India'India's First Railways: Godavari ' Section 4 'Godavri Dam Construction Railway” Railway' by Simon Darvill], Dec. Dated Dec 2011. On-line account from the IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club'' website.] Retrieved on 15 Jun 2019</ref> ==Further Information==See '''[[Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]]''' for more information and background.

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