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{{Infobox rail line<br />
| name = Shakuntala Railway<br />
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| locale = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| start = {{rws|Yavatmal}}<br />
| end = {{rws|Achalpur}}<br />
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| open = 1903<br />
| close = 2016<br />
| owner = Central Provinces Railway Company<br />
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]<br />
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| linelength_km = 189<br />
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|2ft6in|lk=on}}<br />
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'''Shakuntala Railway''' was a {{track gauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} [[narrow-gauge railway]] line between [[Yavatmal Railway Station|Yavatmal]] and [[Achalpur railway station|Achalpur]] in [[Maharashtra]] in central [[India]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Killick, Nixon and Company, set up in 1857, created the ''Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC)'' to act as its agents. The company built the 2&nbsp;ft 6 in (762&nbsp;mm) narrow-gauge line in 1903.<ref name=indiatv>{{cite web| url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/british-company-still-gets-royalty-for-shakuntala-railway-9881.html/| title=British Company Still Gets Royalty For Shakuntala Railway| website=IndiaTV| date=August 15, 2011}}</ref> The company built this narrow-gauge line in 1903 to carry cotton from cotton-rich interior areas of [[Vidarbha]] to the [[Murtajapur railway station|Murtajapur Junction]] on main broad gauge line to [[Mumbai]] from where it was shipped to [[Manchester]] in [[England]]. [[Murtajapur railway station|Murtajapur Junction]] was the focal point of this railway. In 1920 line from [[Darwha]]-[[Pusad]] was dismantled. Though, working autonomously, the CPRC was grouped in 1952 under the [[Central Railways]].<ref name=indiatv /><ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4041983.stm| title=A railway ride into history| website=BBC| first=Jaideep| last=Hardikar| date=November 26, 2004}}</ref> 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 It was withdrawn on 15 April 1994, and replaced by a diesel engine.<br />
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== Conversion to broad gauge ==<br />
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In 2016, [[Indian Railways]] announced that the Shakuntala Railway would be converted to {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}} [[broad gauge]].<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/govt-to-take-over-shakuntala-only-private-railway-line-116102200809_1.html Government to take over Shakuntala, only private railway line, convert to broad gauge]</ref> The conversion to broad gauge started in 2020.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Shakuntala Express]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Vidarbha]]<br />
[[Category:2 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]<br />
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