Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway
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Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway (or Bakhtiarpur-Bihar line) was a narrow gauge gauge railway line running between Bakhtiarpur
and Rajgir
.
Bukhtiarpur-Bihar line of Martin's Light Railways
was opened in 1903 and taken over by the local district board in 1950. This line was later taken over by Indian Railways
in 1961 and replaced by (Indian gauge
) line in 1962.
Bakhtiarpur
Bakhtiarpur is a city and a notified area in Patna district in the state of Bihar, India.-Demographics: India census, Bakhtiarpur had a population of 32,288. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bakhtiarpur has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of...
and Rajgir
Rajgir
Rajgir is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Rajgir was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Its date of origin is unknown, although ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have...
.
Bukhtiarpur-Bihar line of Martin's Light Railways
Martin's Light Railways
Martin's Light Railways was a private company operating railways in India. The routes on which trains were run by Martin's Light Railways are as shown below: gauge Howrah Maidan-Amta and Howrah-Shiakhala lines ....
was opened in 1903 and taken over by the local district board in 1950. This line was later taken over by Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
in 1961 and replaced by (Indian gauge
Indian gauge
Indian gauge is a track gauge commonly used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina and Chile. It is also the gauge that is used on BART , in northern California.- Scotland :...
) line in 1962.