Dehri Rohtas Light Railway
Dehri Rohtas Light Railway (DRLR) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway line between Dehri-On-Sone and Tiura Pipara Dih in the state of Bihar, India.[1][2] It was closed in 1984.[3]
It was a subsidiary of Rohtas Industries, and was used to bring raw materials, especially limestone, for the cement factory of Rohtas industries at Dalmianagar. It also had a passenger train which was the main transport for humans till the early 1980s.
Stations
Stations through which DRLR trains used to pass were:
- Dehri-On-Sone
- Dehri City
- Badihan Shankar Puri
- Indrapuri
- Tilauthu
- Tilauthu Bazar
- Tumba
- Ramdihara
- Banjari
- Rohtas (Baknaura)
- Rohtasgarh Fort
- Baulia Road
- Mahadevpuri Bhadara
- Nimahat
- Nauhatta Road
- Tiura PiparaDih
References
- ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "M/s Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Company vs District Board Bhojpur & others and District Board Shahabad & others". Manupatra. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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