Watch on YouTube ↗ The old Nandi railway station and the Kolar, KGF narrow-gauge line associated with Sir M. Visvesvaraya.
ಶತಮಾನದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ | Sir MV | Nandi | Kolar | KGF
The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow-gauge line between Bowringpet (later Bangarapet) and Kolar was opened in 1913 by Mysore State Railway. The narrow-gauge Yeshvantapur, Devanhalli, Chikballapur line was opened in 1915, Bowringpet-Kolar 2'6" line extended to Chintamani / Chikkaballapur in 1916 (forming the Kolar District Rly.) by the Mysore State Railway and was finally linked to Bangalore via Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Srinivasapura under Yelahanka, Bangarapet narrow-gauge line in 1918.[1] Gauge conversion of the Bangarpet, Kolar line was completed and opened for traffic in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a railbus.[2] Gauge conversion of Yelankha, Chickballapur was completed and opened for traffic in 2004. Then, gauge conversion of Chickballapur, Kolar was completed and opened for traffic in November 2013, thus connecting the entire network into an Yelankha, Bangarpet broad-gauge line. Audio Copyrights: Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Sad Background Music by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Drama https://youtu.be/-wo-4SS2SzI?si=OqVsklcJlxp0Bo4l
