Martin's Light Railways

Martin's Light Railways was a private company operating railways in India. The routes on which trains were run by Martin's Light Railways (or by Martin & Co.) are as shown below:

Howrah Maidan-Amta and Shiakhala lines, 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge, closed on 1 January 1971
Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge, taken over by the local district board in 1950, taken over by Indian Railways (IR) and replaced by 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) in 1962.
Barasat Basirhat Railway, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge, closed 1955, partly replaced by 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) in 1962 by Indian Railways.
Fulwah-Islampur Light Railway in Bihar, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge, closed 1987
Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway in Bihar, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge, closed 1978
Delhi Shahdra to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh

Howrah Maidan-Amta and Shiakhala lines
The 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge light railways had their origin...