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A metre gauge line, the '''Dacca State Railway''' (DSR) was constructed mainly for the carriage of raw jute to the inland port of [[Narayanganj]] for forwarding by river to [[Calcutta]]. Formerly known as '''[[Narayanganj-Dacca-Mymensingh State Railway]]'''
The  '''Dacca State Railway''' (DSR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])  line of 90 miles(144km) mainly for carriage of raw jute up to the inland port of [[Narayanganj]] and then onwards by river to [[Calcutta]].


== History ==
The first section from [[Narayanganj]] to [[Dacca]] opened in January 1885 and reached [[Mymensingh]] in August 1885. The railway was first named the '''Narayanganj-Dacca-Mymensingh State Railway''' renamed '''[[Dacca State Railway]]''' in late 1885;
<ref>[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway “National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh – Railways” ]; Retrieved 27 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj%E2%80%93Bahadurabad_Ghat_line Wikipedia “Narayanganj Bahadurabad-Ghat Line]; Retrieved 27 Dec 2015</ref>


The 90 mile long DSR was opened for traffic in 1885. In 1887, to ensure better management, the DSR was amalgamated with the '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''(EBR).
At [[Mymensingh]], there was an end-on connection to the privately owned [[Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway]], worked by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]EBR.


At [[Mymensingh]], there was an end-on connection to the privately owned [[Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway]], also worked by the EBR.
In 1887, to ensure better management, the DSR,  along with [[Northern Bengal State Railway]](NBSR)  and the  narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])  [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]] were  amalgamated  to form the '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''(EBR).


== References ==
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Revision as of 09:30, 27 December 2015

Dacca State Railway
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Line of route
Narayanganj to Mymensingh
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 90 miles (1885)
Timeline
1885 Opened to traffic
1887 Merged into Eastern Bengal State Railway
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Dacca
System agency
1887 Eastern Bengal State Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Dacca State Railway (DSR) was a metre gauge(MG) line of 90 miles(144km) mainly for carriage of raw jute up to the inland port of Narayanganj and then onwards by river to Calcutta.

The first section from Narayanganj to Dacca opened in January 1885 and reached Mymensingh in August 1885. The railway was first named the Narayanganj-Dacca-Mymensingh State Railway renamed Dacca State Railway in late 1885; [1] [2]

At Mymensingh, there was an end-on connection to the privately owned Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway, worked by the Eastern Bengal RailwayEBR.

In 1887, to ensure better management, the DSR, along with Northern Bengal State Railway(NBSR) and the narrow gauge(NG) Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway were amalgamated to form the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR).

References