Gwalior Light Railway

Gwalior Light Railway
GLR at Gwalior Railway Station, 2017
Overview
OwnerNorth Central Railway, Gwalior
LocaleMadhya Pradesh, India
Termini
Service
Operator(s)North Central Railway, Gwalior
History
Opened1899
Closed2020[1][2]
Technical
Line length199 km (124 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Route map

Legend
 Gwalior Junction Parking
Gosipura
Motijheel
Milaoli
Bamour Gaon
Ambikeshwar
Sumaoli
Thara
Jora Alapur
Sikroda
Bhatpura
Kailaras
Semai
Pipalwali Chowk
Sabalgarh
Rampahari
Bajaipur Road
Kaimarkalan
Birpur
Sillipur
Ikdori
Tarrakalan
Seroni Road
Khojeepura
Durgapuri
Girdharpur
Dantarda Kalan
Sheopur Kalan

Gwalior Light Railway (GLR) or Maharaja Railway[3] was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway network in Gwalior. It was set up for Gwalior State during the times of British India.[4] Until its closure in 2020, the railway was the longest 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway in the world.[3]

  1. ^ Heritage narrow gauge rail track to chug into history
  2. ^ Western Railway is killing off the last of its 'toy trains'
  3. ^ a b Poornima, M. (3 September 2015). "MP's heritage railway track to fade away into history". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ^ "From the heats of Gwalior, Gwalior Light Railway". Gwalior Plus. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.