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 Murtizapur Junction on main broad gauge line to Mumbai from where it was shipped to Manchester in England. Murtizapur 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 It was withdrawn on 15 April 1994, and replaced by a diesel engine.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 gaugeedit
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.
^Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge
November 23, 2023
shakuntala, railway, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, septem. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shakuntala Railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 template removal help Shakuntala Railway was a 2 ft 6 in 762 mm narrow gauge railway line between Yavatmal and Achalpur in Maharashtra in central India Originally called Yavatmal Murtizapur Junction Achalpur railway it was renamed after Shakuntala Deshmukh nee Jadhav who was wife of freedom fighter Balwantrao Deshmukh Shakuntala RailwayOverviewOwnerCentral Provinces Railway CompanyLocaleMaharashtra IndiaTerminiYavatmalAchalpurServiceOperator s Central RailwayHistoryOpened1903Closed2016TechnicalLine length189 km 117 mi Track gauge2 ft 6 in 762 mm Route mapLegend76 Achalpur Sapan River72 Nowbagh65 Chamak63 Khusta Buzurg59 Pathrot50 Anjangaon43 Kapustalni35 Kokalda30 LehgaonBhuleshwari River22 BanosaSH 212Purna River12 LakhpuriHowrah Nagpur Mumbai line600 Murtizapur JunctionHowrah Nagpur Mumbai line2 Murtazapur TownNH 612 KinkhedUma River19 Vilegaon24 Bhadshivni27 Pohe32 Karania33 Karania Town46 Somthan49 SangwiAdan River53 Warudkhed71 Darwha Moti Bagh83 Tapona88 Ladkhed93 Ling101 Lasina113 YavatmalSources Google Maps Nagpur Bhusawal Passenger 51286 IndiaRailInfo Murtizapur Yavatmal Passenger 52131 IndiaRailInfo Murtizapur Achalpur Passenger 52137 IndiaRailInfoThis diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Conversion to broad gauge 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editKillick 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 Murtizapur Junction on main broad gauge line to Mumbai from where it was shipped to Manchester in England Murtizapur 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 editIn 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 editShakuntala ExpressReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shakuntala Railway amp oldid 1182933472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
