'/51784 I 8 I . S/7 ,?· ~-.. -,'. ~-..... _:' (5~ <is\. HISTORIES· OF ":'RAILWAY PROJECTS, .INCLUDING TRAMWAYS, • CORRECTED UP TO 30TH JUNE 1906. ,,""'- :4"'~,,- ""~ .~ ISSUED BY THE RAILWAY- BOARD. LI . , . i I SIMLA: )PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRINTING OFFICE. 5')34. r-.:ti, , ~'~$:' Price Os. 3, or 3S. 84. ..•. ~. _ ... 4~-...,..;==:===;:============== HISTORIES OF RAILWAY PROJECTS,' INCLUDING TRAMWAYS, CORRECTED UP TO 30TH JUNE 1906. ISSUED BY THE RAILWAY BOARD. SiMLA: PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRINTING OFFICE. 1906. X4l'S,"l.· NI lS'JD' co "'\ Agents for the salr: of Books publIshed by the Superintendent of G07Jerrmeut Printing,I"dia, Calcutta. IN LONDON. ON THE CONTINENT. E. A AR:\OLO, 37, Bedford Street, Strand, R. FRIEDLANDER & SOIlN, II, Carlstrasse, W.C. Berlin. CONSTABLE & Co., 2, Whitehall Gardens, OrTo HARRASSOWITZ, Leipzig. S.W. KARL W. HIERSEMANN, Leipzig. ERNEST LEROUX, 28, Rue Bonaparte, SAMPSON Low, MARSTON & CO., St. Paris. Dunston's House, Fetter Lane, E.C. MARTINUS NIHOFF, The Hague, Holland. P. S. KING & Co., :z and 4, Great Smitb IlEStreet, Westminster, S.W. IN INDIA. LUZAC & Co., 46, Great Russell Street, THACKER, SPINK & Co., Calcutta and Simla •. W.C. • NEWMAN & Co., Calcutta. KEG AN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & Co., THACKER & Co., LD., Bombay. Charing Cross Road, W.C. HIGGINBOTHAM & Co., Madras. B. A. QUARITCH, 15, Piccadilly, W. MESSRS. A. J. COMBRIDGE & Co., Bombay • H. S. KING & Co., 65, Cornhill. SUPERINTJlNDENT, AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION PRESS, Rangoon. WILLIAMS AND NORGATE, Oxford. RAI SAHIB M. GULAB SINGH & SON, . MUFID ...AM PRESS, Lahore. DEIGHTON, BELL &:Co., Cambridge. E. SEYMOUR HALE, Fort Bombay. CONTENTS. Page 'Contents m ... i-vi Alphabetical list of railway projects ... ... vii-xiv Note q. I Statement A, list of railways brought under construction in 1905'06 3 Histories 01 railway projects (?ages 4-48)- AtU.. ,.i/... y ... 4 A.ssam-Bengal "ailuay 'yslem­ Borjan·Suntak steam tramwllY 5 Cachar ~ramways ... 5 Hajiganj·Shatnai 5 Kalaura.Chhatak tramway (See .. Tramways in the Cachar. Sylhet and Darrang districts") "# 0" . n. ... 5 Karimganj .. Chandi Khira tramway with branch (See "Tramways in the Cachar, Sylhet and Darrang districts "). n. ,.. 5 Mangaldai tramway ditto ... 5 Pathar Kandi Bazar-Magura Cherra tramway ditto 5 Rangamati ghat·Ghagrapara " ditto 5 Seallick·Lala Bazar .. ditto ... 5 Sllchar·Duarbund .. ditto 5 Silch ...... Tikalpur .. ditto ... 5 Srimangal .. Manumukh ~ ditto 5 Sutang.Madna .. ditto 5 Sylhet tramways ... 5 .Barn Light railway- Miraj.Bijapur extension (.'I... p,oj.ct) ... 6 Pandharpur-Miraj extension (NBW ;rDj_d) 6 B.ngal ...d No,th· W.sI., .. ,oil... ysysl.m, i_cluding Ih. Ti,hoot Stot. ,.i/fD4Y- Allahabad·Benares ... 1 Azamgarh·Goshainganj (N... p,oj.ct) 7 Bachhwara (Begum Sarai)·Rowsara .. , ... 1 Bansdih Road·Maneer ghat (N"" p,oj•• t) 7 Bhatni·Bettiah ... 1 Burhwal·Sitapur ... ... 1 Captainganj·Padrauna 1 Chupra·Mashrak (N... p,oj•• t) 8 Darbhanga·Khagaria (N... p,oj.ct) 8 Gogra bridge at Chand·Deara ghat (N.",},ojecl) 8 MuzafJarpur·Mohammadpur (N... ;,ojeel) ... 8 MuzafJarpur·Sitamarhi (N ... p,ojecl) ... a Pertabganj·Birpur.Ghoraghat ... ... .~ a Rowsara·Khagaria ... ." 8 Samastipu ....,Rowsara 8 Samastipur·Rowsara.Padri (Ne .. p,oj.ct) 8 .B,ngal DOOM$ railt»ay- Baura .. Matabhangah·Konaghat ••• 9 lJ.IJgal.N.gl'" ,ail.. ay 'yd.... , i ...luding Ih. North .... po"io .. of Ih. 1.1. East Co.,, . railtoaJl- . Bankura (or Bishenpnr)·Calcutta chord ... 10 Berhampore-Gopalpur (See .. Ganjam District light railway. ") tr. Berhampore-Russelkonda ditto II Bhojudih.Daltonganj 10 Bilaspu,...Mungeli.Mandla (N'" p.oj.ct) . ... 10 Chicacole Road·Calingapatam (See .. Ganjam District light railways"j ... II Chicacol. Road·Gunipur ditto ditto II Chicacol. Road·Parvatipur ditto ditto ... II ., . .n ~ag. B ...gal·Nagpu, ,,,il.. aY'Jlslsm-c:oncld. Dusi·Salur (See" Ganjam District light railways '') , .. n Ganjam District light railways U' ... ,.. 10 Gurumaishini-Sini .,. .. ' ... II Kamptee-Deolapar ... .,. II Kamptee-Ramtek (N,,,, p,oj.ct) ... , ... .,. II , M unsar-Ramtek (See" Kamptee-DeoJapar railway") ... II Nagpur-Barosa (Ne .. project) (See n Nagpur-Chhindwara railway '~) 12 Nagpur-Chhindwara (N... project) ... .., 12 Naupada-Parlakimedi (See" Ganjam District light railways") II Paddapenki-Parvatipur,(See "Ganjam District lighl railways") ... ... II Pancbkura-LullPoint ,.#»0 ,~"t' .... "'u_ 12 Parlakimedi-Baruva (See" Ganjam District light railway.") ... ... II Puri-Astrang ... ... ... 13 Raipur-Sonpur (See" Samb,Ul'ur (or'Ra'putJ-Khurda railway") 13 Sambalpur (ar Raipur)-Khurda ... ... la Sointilla-Sonpur ... ... ... 13 Tumsar Road·Katangi (New P,oi.. t) ... 13 Vizianagram-Bimlipatam ... N' 13 Bha~nag.,-Gondal-Junagad-Po'ha"da, rail",ay 'JlIt.m- Dholka-Dhandhuka-Ranpur ... ... .. 14 Jamnagar:~alaya ... ... ... .... ... 14 Khijadia-Amreli (N.", p,.j.. ,) ... ..- ... 14 Songad-Palitana '" ... ... ... ... 14 Bomhay, B."roda and CenJ.All!tdia r.ai11Jl.,!Y·,$1.tem- Abasana-Suigam u. ... .... 16 Agra-Hathras (New p,ojecl) ... ' .... ... 15 .... Baran"Ajmer.. Marwar ... ...... ... ... 15 Baran-Katah (See" Bar;on·Ajmer·Marwar",allway'? ... 15 Baroda Durbar's projects- (I) Bahadarpur (Garda)-Songhir ... ... .... ... 17 (a) Baroda-Savli ... ... 17 (3) Braach-Jambusar-Masar Road (Kanjat) ... 17 (4) Kasam ba-Velachha-Zankavaoo Vajipur ... ..- 18 Miyagam-Sinar (5) 'N' ... ... 18 (ti) Nar-Nadiad loop ., .. , ,.. ,u, ... 18 (7) Visnagar (ar Vadriagar)-Vijapur ... .... 18 Barwaha-Bodeli (Nerbuilda Valley) ... .... .. 15 Bomb~y.Sjnd connection ... ... 15 Deesa-Tharad '" ... ... ... 16 Diodar-Radhanpur ... ... ... ... .. ... 16 Idar Road-Brahma khed (New p,oject) ... ... 16 Jakhal-Hansi N' ... 16 Jalesar Raad-Kasg.nj tramway (N... p,oj.d) lti Jehazpur-Nasirabad ... ... 15 JehazpurloPaondero ... ... ... 15 Karauli branch (N... p... j,ct) ... • :,"0 ' ... , .... 'M 16 • Kuchaman.. Sirsa ch~ra .... o U. 'N. ... ~N 17 Nadiad-Kapadvanj ... ... ... ... ~ ... 17 Patiala-Jakhal (N... p,oj.ct) ... , ... ... .... ... 17 Sri Madhaput'Bo_ilr . ',0" ,II" n'U ...." .. ... 17 Sri Madhopur-Sikar ... ... N' .... ... ... 17 Viramgam-Malia (See ''i!ambay-Sind connectian '') - ... 'N 15 iii Page Burma railways 8.1514",- Arakan CoasE extension (See fI Assam-Burma connection railway") 19 Assam .. Burma connection ... 19 Bhamo-Momein (Tengyueh) ... ... '0 Buthidaung-Maungdaw (See .. Assam-Burma <;onnootion railway") (N", ~ ..j.<lj... 20 Dalla-Dedaye ,.. '0 Hsipaw-Mong Nai m .0 • Lashio-Kunlong ... ,.. '0 Moulmein-MyawaddYo(N,.. p,oject) .. , .0 Moulmein-Ye (N.", p,oject) ... .. Pegu.Syriam ... 21 Prome-Magwe-Meiktila ••• ... ., Prome-Zadabin (See U Assam·Burma connection railway") '" 19 Pyinmana-Magwe ... .. Shwebo. Thabeitkyin 21 Southern Shan States ... ... 01 Taungup branch (See II Assam-Burma connection railway") 19 Zadabin·ZibiDgyi (See fl A.ssam-Burma conne¢jpn railway") 19 Dibru-Sadiya railtDay- Talap·Saikwaghat extension (N,,,, p,ojICt) •• Eastern Bengal railway !,Ystem- D,acca-Aircha (See" Dacca.Mymensingh railway exte1\SiQq:; ") ... '3 Dacca-Mymensingb railway extensions ". ..... '3 Q.q.~ges bridges at Sara and Godagari '"' y. , .. "3 Gberia extension ... ". ". '4 Goalundo-Narayangani ••• n. Y· .... '3 K"1SSOI1gung ..Jalpaiguri (N... p.oj.. 1j .,. ." 24 _ Krishnagar-Jalanghi ... .... ... "".' .,. '4 Lalgola-Gheria (See II Gheria exten~ion, Ranaghat.God~i railway") ... "4 Murshidabad-Azimganj ." '4 Mymensingh-Netrokona-Bara·Ari extension with beanob {See U D.a=-My.... 9~i~\:h railway extensions "'} ... '3 Nattore-Rampur Boal~ 24 Netrokona-Langar Bazar (See .. Dacca·Mymensingb railway extensions ") IN". p,oj"t) '3 PhulbarioSumjhia ... ,.. '4 Rangya·Tezpur (N... p•• J.,I) ... .., 24 Saidpur.Titalia .. o. Santipur-Kalna ,.. •.. ... 05 Sara.. Sirnjganj-jagannathsanj ... ..... Of' i~~' ,.. '5 Shambhuganj·Gauripur (See" Dacca·MymensiQ,gh Tap"aY ~1'.t~Dsi9n~") .,., '3 Shibnibash.Kotchandpur-M~a fl' .... ... ~ ... .. , '5 Singhjani:Sherpor.-l\IaJitabari (See .. DaOCil-M~Jnensin.gh rail"ily el<lA:l1IliQnf") ,.. '3 Singia·Madaripur-Chandpur ". ." .6 Sirajganj-U1lapara ,,-'" ,.. .'" 06 ., l;Iausi-Baidyanath '" .. '~I 27 .8 Bhagalpu,..Nalhati (or Ahmadpur) .., " . ."'!l' Burdwan-Kutwa ... ... "., ." "". .8 Calcutta Central ... ... ... ... ... 27 IV Page • Cawnpore.Hamirpur ... ... 27 Fatehpur-Markundi chord ... .M 27 Kamal-Kaithal-Nabha ... .... 28 Kutwa-Ahmadpur .. .. 28 . Mirzapur-Maihar ... ... '" 28 Nawadah-Madhupu~ (or Baidyanath)-Nalhati '" 28 Rowah-Sutna '" '" 28 Sonepat-Saharanpur '" ... ... ... 28 G ..aIT naian Peninsula ,ail",.y syslem­ Amraoti·Ellichpur ... ... ... 29 Belapur (or Lakh)-Sangamne. ... '" '9 Bellarpur-Kazipet (See" North and South railway") ... ... 31 Bellarpur-W ~rangal ( ditto i , ,.. 31 Cawnpore-Rae Bareli-Fy.abad 29 Damoh-Atarra ... ... ... '9 Dhulia .. Amafner ... ... ... 29 Harda-Hindia ... '9 Harp.lpur-Kalpi '" ... ... ... 2g Harp.lpur-N owgong. ... '9 Itarsi·Ellichpur '9 Itarsi-Nagpur (See" North and South railway") 31 ltarsi·Wardha ( ditto ) ... 31 Karwi-Rajapur (Nf'IJJ ,'-i•• I) ••• 30 Khamgaon-Jalna ... ... ... 30 Khandwa-Akola-Basim·Purna (or Nanded) 30 Kunch-Madhogarh (N,. ,roj"f) 30 Kurla-Trombay (N.", p,oj-e{) 31 Multai-Chhindwara (See" North and South railway") 31 Murtajapur-Pisgaon 31 Muttra-Aligarh ••. ... 31 Nagpur·Pandharna (See" North and South railway") 31 North and South railway 31 Northern India and Ceylon connection (See" North and South railway") ... 31 Pokhrayan-Auriya 3' Raichur· Wondalli .. , ... ... 3' Sendurzana-Amraoti (See" North and South