Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway

Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway

Bukhtiarpur-Bihar line (or Bakhtiarpur-Bihar line) was a narrow gauge railway line running between Bakhtiarpur and Rajgir. [ [http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-nonir.html [IRFCA Indian Railways FAQ: Non-IR Railways ] ] Bukhtiarpur-Bihar line of Martin's Light Railways was taken over by the local district board in 1950. This line was later taken over by Indian Railways in 1961 and replaced by broad gauge line in 1962. [ [http://fauzaspandher.blogspot.com/ consultant ] ]

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