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	== History ==		== History ==

	The {{convert\|39\|mi\|km\|adj=mid\|-long}} [[metre gauge]] line from [[Mashrakh\|Mashrak]] to [[Thawe]] was opened 12 January 1931. The ~~Mashrak-Thawe~~ Extension Railway was merged into the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] on 1 January 1943.		The {{convert\|39\|mi\|km\|adj=mid\|-long}} [[metre gauge]] line from [[Mashrakh\|Mashrak]] to [[Thawe]] was opened 12 January 1931. The Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway was merged into the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] on 1 January 1943.

	== Conversion to broad gauge ==		== Conversion to broad gauge ==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	# Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust		# Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
	# Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background		# Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background

	{{Railways in Northern India}}		{{Railways in Northern India}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway}}
	[[Category:Metre gauge railways in India]]		[[Category:Metre-gauge railways in India]]
	[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]		[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
	[[Category:Railway companies established in 1931]]		[[Category:Railway companies established in 1931]]
	[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1943]]		[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1943]]
	[[Category:History of rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]		[[Category:History of rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
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|name = Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway
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|foundation = 12 January 1931
|defunct= 1 January 1943.
|predecessor= ''none''
|successor= [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]]
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|area_served = Northern India
|industry = [[Railways]]
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|services = [[Rail transport]]
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'''Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway''' was owned by the Government of India and worked by [[Bengal and North Western Railway]].

== History ==

The {{convert|39|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[metre gauge]] line from [[Mashrakh|Mashrak]] to [[Thawe]] was opened 12 January 1931. The Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway was merged into the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] on 1 January 1943.

== Conversion to broad gauge ==

The railway line was converted to {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2017.

==Notes==
# Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
# Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background

{{Railways in Northern India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway}}
[[Category:Metre gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
[[Category:Railway companies established in 1931]]
[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1943]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]

Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway - Revision history

StephanieCrowthe: fixed section as per guidelines and cleaned formatting for clarity

->Shyamsunder: removed Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh; added Category:History of rail transport in Uttar Pradesh using HotCat