77km section between Balaghat-Nainpur will close from November 1. Other sections that will also close from November 1 include Chhindwara-Nainpur (141km) and Nainpur-Mandla (42km). However, the Nagpur-Chhindwara section (148km) will only close from December 1 and not November 1 as declared earlier by the railways.
184. A fight railway 2'-6" gauge is under construction from Nagpur to Chanda by the Bengal-Nagpur Railway. The section in this District from Nagpur to Bhiwapur has just been completed (December 1907). The length of this line is 50 miles, and there will be stations at Itwari, Pardi, Dighori, Titur, Kuhi, Bamhni, Umrer, Nawegaon and Bhiwapur.
A broad-gauge line is under construction from Nagpur to Ramtek. Near Mansar the line bifurcates, one branch leading to Ramtek on the east, while the other, trending to the west, follows a difficult line among the Mansar hills to gain access to the extensive manganese mines in this neighbourhood. This line will, it is understood, be extended to the new manganese mines to the west of Chorbaoli, some six miles to the north. The eastern portion of the District is thus served fairly well by the lines already mentioned as open or under construction. The west and north-west is however entirely devoid of railway communication; although this tract comprises more than half the total area of the District. The reason for this is certainly not from want of proposals and projects; but rather perhaps owing to their multiplicity. At last however a decision has been arrived at on the conflicting proposals, and two lines are, it is understood, to be constructed at an early date. The most important of these is the Nagpur-Itarsi line to be made on the broad-gauge by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The alignment will be from Nagpur by Kalmeshwar, Katol and Narkher to Pandhurna in Chhindwara District, and so by Betul to Itarsi. This line will be of very great importance to Nagpur, and among other advantages will open up the rich cotton tracts round Katol. A branch line to Amraoti, taking off from Narkher through Warud in Berar is a project that though not yet sanctioned, seems likely to be carried out in the future.
A narrow 2'-6" gauge from Nagpur to Chhindwara is also sanctioned. The proposed alignment is from Nagpur via Patansaongi, Saoner, and Kelod in Nagpur District to Chhindwara via Ramakona. The line will give an outlet to the numerous manganese mines in this tract, and will also directly connect the Chhindwara coal-fields with Nagpur.
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