SHAKUNTALA RAILWAY TRACK: India's only british-owned railways 

which is still occupied by the British company India pays fare worth crores

YOU CAN SAY INDIA'S PRIVATE RAILWAY TRACK


We have read in the history books that the British ruled our country India for 200 years and during this period the Europeans did a lot of atrocities on the Indians. During their reign, the British developed many such heritages in India, which are still India's pride. One of these is the Indian Railways, which today is the second largest rail network in Asia and the fourth largest in the world.

Indian Railways has hidden many history within itself. 75 years of independence have been completed, but even today there is a track of Indian Railways, which comes under the British company and every year India gives crores of rupees to the company for the maintenance of this track. This railway track is still under the control of the British. This track is known as Shakuntala Railway Track.

                  

 The length of shakuntala railway track from Amravati to Murtajapur in Maharashtra is about 190 km.

When and why was the Shakuntala railway track established:

Cotton was grown in Amravati, Maharashtra. This track was used to transport cotton from here to Mumbai port. Britain's Click Nixon and Company established the Central Province Railway Company (CPRC) to build this railway track. The construction of this track started in 1903, which was completed in 1916.
             

Only one passenger train was running:


Only one train was running on this track, which was known as Shakuntala Passenger. For this reason this railway line became famous as Shakuntala Railway Track. After 1994, diesel engines were installed in place of steam in these trains. This train stopped at 17 stations and completed the journey in 6-7 hours.
                                            

1 crore 20 lakh rupees every year fine:


After independence, the Indian Railways entered into an agreement with the British company. Under this, royalty is paid to the company every year by the Indian Railways. According to reports, the company receives a royalty of Rs 1 crore 20 lakh every year.

Despite getting huge royalty, the British company does not pay any attention to the maintenance of this track, due to which this track has become completely dilapidated. The Shankutla Express running on it was also discontinued in 2020. Local residents have demanded to run this train again. It is said that Indian Railways tried to buy back this track but failed. 

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