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The Narrow gauge railway are present on a few routes and Shakuntala Train is one of them. Murtazapur Junction - Yavatmal 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge line was opened by Central Province Railway in 1903.〔http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/british-company-still-gets-royalty-for-shakuntala-railway-9881.html/〕 ==History== Killick, Nixon and Company, set up in 1857, created the Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC) to act as its agents. The company built this narrow gauge line in 1903 to carry cotton from Yavatmal to the main line to Mumbai from where it was shipped to Manchester in England. 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 It was withdrawn on April 15, 1994, and replaced by a diesel engine that now pulls the carriages. The Murtizapur-Ellichpur railway route added to the prosperity and economic growth of the rich cotton tracts of the western zone of Amravati district. It has accelerated the growth of trade and commerce and facilitated passenger transport on a large scale. This narrow gauge route emanates from the Bombay-Nagpur-Calcutta broad gauge line from Murtizapur junction in Akola and finds its course towards the north. It covers a distance of about 64.37 km from Bhujwad to Ellichpur, in Amravati. The line was constructed in December 1913 by the former Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company for a Branch Line company called the Central Provinces Railway. On termination or the contracts with the former Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company the line was brought under direct state management from July 1925. Though, known as the C. P. Railway, it was grouped in 1952 under the Central Railway. The topography of the countryside through which the line passes is plain with a few hills and may be described to be more dry than green. It finds its course to the north through the black and fertile tracts famous for cotton cultivation. Before entering Amravati district the line crosses the Puma river. During its course in this district it crosses the Chandrabhaga river near Banosa (Daryapur) and again between Khusta Buzurg and Chamak railway stations. There is a well-built bridge on the line across the Sapan river at 74.03 km. (mile 46). 〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4041983.stm〕 〔http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/british-company-still-gets-royalty-for-shakuntala-railway-9881.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shakuntala Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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