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| + | The '''Hajiganj-Shatnal Railway''' was a proposed 24 miles(38km) branch line surveyed in 1897 by [[Assam-Bengal Railway]](ABR) to connect with a wagon ferry to the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR)’s proposed ‘[[Goalundo-Narayanganj Extension Railway Survey| ‘Goalundo-Narayanganj Extension Railway’ ]] <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#page/n0/mode/1up "Histories of (Indian)Railway P rojects ...up to June 1906"]; Retrieved 1 Apr 2019</ref>. | ||
| − | + | [[Hajigahj]] was an intermediate station located between [[Laksam]] and [[Chandpur]] on the ABR ‘Chandpur Branch’ metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line that had opened in 1895 | |
| − | + | Shatnal was the proposed land terminus where it would connect to a wagon Ferry to the terminus in [[Narayanganj]]. Here it would link to a proposed EBR line to [[Goalando]]. | |
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| + | There is no corroborating information to show that this railway was constructed and no information has been found to determine why the project did not proceed. | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See also '''[[Goalundo-Narayanganj Extension Railway Survey]] ''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railway Surveys]] | [[Category:Railway Surveys]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 1 April 2019
The Hajiganj-Shatnal Railway was a proposed 24 miles(38km) branch line surveyed in 1897 by Assam-Bengal Railway(ABR) to connect with a wagon ferry to the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR)’s proposed ‘ ‘Goalundo-Narayanganj Extension Railway’ [1].
Hajigahj was an intermediate station located between Laksam and Chandpur on the ABR ‘Chandpur Branch’ metre gauge(MG) line that had opened in 1895
Shatnal was the proposed land terminus where it would connect to a wagon Ferry to the terminus in Narayanganj. Here it would link to a proposed EBR line to Goalando.
There is no corroborating information to show that this railway was constructed and no information has been found to determine why the project did not proceed.
Further Information
See also Goalundo-Narayanganj Extension Railway Survey
References
- ↑ "Histories of (Indian)Railway P rojects ...up to June 1906"; Retrieved 1 Apr 2019
