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Killick, Nixon and Company, set up in 1857, created the ''Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC)'' to act as its agents. The company built the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge line in 1903.<ref name=indiatv>{{cite web| url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/british-company-still-gets-royalty-for-shakuntala-railway-9881.html/| title=British Company Still Gets Royalty For Shakuntala Railway| website=IndiaTV| date=August 15, 2011}}</ref> The company built this narrow-gauge line in 1903 to carry cotton from cotton-rich interior areas of [[Vidarbha]] to the [[Murtajapur railway station|Murtajapur Junction]] on main broad gauge line to [[Mumbai]] from where it was shipped to [[Manchester]] in [[England]]. [[Murtajapur railway station|Murtajapur Junction]] was the focal point of this railway. In 1920 line from [[Darwha]]-[[Pusad]] was dismantled. Though, working autonomously, the CPRC was grouped in 1952 under the [[Central Railways]].<ref name=indiatv /><ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4041983.stm| title=A railway ride into history| website=BBC| first=Jaideep| last=Hardikar| date=November 26, 2004}}</ref> A ZD-steam engine, built in 1921 in Manchester, pulled the train for more than 70 long years after being put in service in 1923. It was withdrawn on 15 April 1994, and replaced by a diesel engine. |
Killick, Nixon and Company, set up in 1857, created the ''Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC)'' to act as its agents. The company built the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge line in 1903.<ref name=indiatv>{{cite web| url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/british-company-still-gets-royalty-for-shakuntala-railway-9881.html/| title=British Company Still Gets Royalty For Shakuntala Railway| website=IndiaTV| date=August 15, 2011}}</ref> The company built this narrow-gauge line in 1903 to carry cotton from cotton-rich interior areas of [[Vidarbha]] to the [[Murtajapur railway station|Murtajapur Junction]] on main broad gauge line to [[Mumbai]] from where it was shipped to [[Manchester]] in [[England]]. [[Murtajapur railway station|Murtajapur Junction]] was the focal point of this railway. In 1920 line from [[Darwha]]-[[Pusad]] was dismantled. Though, working autonomously, the CPRC was grouped in 1952 under the [[Central Railways]].<ref name=indiatv /><ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4041983.stm| title=A railway ride into history| website=BBC| first=Jaideep| last=Hardikar| date=November 26, 2004}}</ref> A ZD-steam engine, built in 1921 in Manchester, pulled the train for more than 70 long years after being put in service in 1923. It was withdrawn on 15 April 1994, and replaced by a diesel engine. |
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In 1944, '''Shakuntala Jadhav''' got married to a [[Daryapur]] landlord, Balawantrao Deshmukh, who was also a [[Indian independence movement| freedom fighter]]. Deshmukh family took the newly weds home by boarding this train. A British railway officer offered them the first-class coach for travel as they were newlyweds. It was a dream come true for Shakuntala, the bride, and years later she narrated this experience to [[Sudam Deshmukh]], a [[member of parliament|MP]], who took efforts to get the railway renamed to Shakuntala Railway.<ref>https://ddyatra.com/yavatmal-murtizapur-station-shakuntala-railways/#Shakuntala_Railways_at_Yavatmal</ref> |
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== Conversion to broad gauge == |
== Conversion to broad gauge == |
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Owner | Central Provinces Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operator(s) | Central Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 189 km (117 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shakuntala Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway line between Yavatmal and Achalpur in Maharashtra in central India.
History
Killick, Nixon and Company, set up in 1857, created the Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC) to act as its agents. The company built the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge line in 1903.[1] The company built this narrow-gauge line in 1903 to carry cotton from cotton-rich interior areas of Vidarbha to the Murtajapur Junction on main broad gauge line to Mumbai from where it was shipped to Manchester in England. Murtajapur Junction was the focal point of this railway. In 1920 line from Darwha-Pusad was dismantled. Though, working autonomously, the CPRC was grouped in 1952 under the Central Railways.[1][2] A ZD-steam engine, built in 1921 in Manchester, pulled the train for more than 70 long years after being put in service in 1923. It was withdrawn on 15 April 1994, and replaced by a diesel engine.
In 1944, Shakuntala Jadhav got married to a Daryapur landlord, Balawantrao Deshmukh, who was also a freedom fighter. Deshmukh family took the newly weds home by boarding this train. A British railway officer offered them the first-class coach for travel as they were newlyweds. It was a dream come true for Shakuntala, the bride, and years later she narrated this experience to Sudam Deshmukh, a MP, who took efforts to get the railway renamed to Shakuntala Railway.[3]
Conversion to broad gauge
In 2016, Indian Railways announced that the Shakuntala Railway would be converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[4] The conversion to broad gauge started in 2020.
See also
References
- ^ a b "British Company Still Gets Royalty For Shakuntala Railway". IndiaTV. 15 August 2011.
- ^ Hardikar, Jaideep (26 November 2004). "A railway ride into history". BBC.
- ^ https://ddyatra.com/yavatmal-murtizapur-station-shakuntala-railways/#Shakuntala_Railways_at_Yavatmal
- ^ Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge