Martin's Light Railways | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Martin's Light Railways |
Locale | West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
Service | |
Operator(s) | Martin's Light Railways |
History | |
Opened | 1897 |
Closed | 1987 |
Technical | |
Line length | 388 mi (624 km) |
Track gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) and 2 ft (610 mm) |
Martin's Light Railways (MLR) consisted of seven narrow-gauge railway lines in the states of West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. The railways were built and owned by Martin & Co., which was a British company.[1] Later, it was being operated by Indian government and was permanently shut down in 1980's.[2]