Achalpur_railway_station

Achalpur railway station

Achalpur railway station

Railway station in Maharashtra, India

Achalpur railway station serves Achalpur in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] It is the terminal station on narrow-gauge Murtajapur Junction–Achalpur line of Shakuntala Railway.

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The Shakuntala Railway is the only privately owned railway in India.[2] The company, Killick-Nixon, originally British is now in Indian hands. The company operated a ZD steam engine on the run until 1994.

References

  1. [1]
    "Achalpur Railway Station Info". Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    Pal, Sanchari (7 December 2016). "The Little Known Story of Shakuntala Railways, India's Only Privately Owned Railway Line". The Better India. Retrieved 5 February 2019.


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