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Shakuntala Railway: A Relic of the Past

The railway line was built in 1903 by Killick, Nixon & Co. and after India gained independence in 1947, it was renamed as Shakuntala Railway after Shakuntala Deshmukh, wife of a freedom fighter.

This railway line, built from Yavatmal to Murtazapur, was used to transport cotton for export.

The services of Shakuntala Railway were discontinued in 2017 and Indian Railways has planned to convert this narrow-gauge line to broad gauge.

Shakuntala Railway is a unique and historic narrow-gauge railway line located in Maharashtra, India. It ran on 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge track and unlike most Indian railways which are government-owned, Shakuntala Railway was owned by the private sector Central Province Railway Company (CPRC).