12988 - बारह नौ सौ अठासी , इसके नखरे हैं नवाबी ! - Keshav Saxena

Indian Railways.. History...!!!
Part 1 of Journey compilation.
The Shakuntala Express connects a string of villages in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region.
The Narrow Gauge line between Murtizapur (MZR) & Achalpur (ELP) was constructed in December 1913 by the former Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) Co. for a Branch Line Co. called the Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC).
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CPRC laid the rail line primarily to transport cotton to Manchester and traverses from Murtajapur to Achalpur and Yavatmal.
Now, the CPRC has no income, no staff, despite owning the operational NG track. The director of the group said it all depends on what the Central Railway (CR) wants to do with the line.
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Sriram SN