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Initially built only as far as [[Chilahati]] but With the later extended extension of the NBSR in 1879 to [[Siliguri]] (where the journey from [[Darjeeling-Himalayan RailwayCalcutta]] began), the NBSR branched west at to [[ParbatipurShiliguri]] to became possible without a break. At [[DinageporeSiliguri]] and east to , in the foothills of the Himilayas, there was a connection with the [[KauniaDarjeeling-Himalayan Railway]].(which opened 1879-81)<ref name=name/>
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The '''Northern Bengal State Railway''' (NBSR) was one of the first metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) lines to be constructedopening in 1874 from [[Sara Ghat]], on the left bank of the Padma River. Initially built only as far as [[Chilahati]] but later extended to [[Siliguri]] , the NBSR branched west at [[Parbatipur]] to [[Dinagepore]] and east to [[Kaunia]].
== History ==
At the same time, a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) extension of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) from [[Poradaho]] to [[Damukdia]] on the right bank of Padma, opposite [[Sara Ghat]] branched off and extended eastward. Passengers crossed the river Padma by railway operated steamer ferry using the [[Sara Train Ferry]]
<ref name=name>[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway “National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh – Railways” ]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2016</ref>
In 1887 , to ensure better management, the NBSR was merged into along with [[Dacca State Railway]](DSR) and the narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]] were amalgamated to form the '''[[Eastern Bengal State Railway]] in order to ensure better management'''(EBR).
==See alsoAssociated auxiliary force==
*[[Northern Bengal State Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
==Personnel ==
Unfortunately, there are no BNSR staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].
The following records have been located from various sources:-
*[[Thomas Ellis Owen]],1875-86, deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] to the Northern Bengal State Railway, as Superintendent of Works in various divisions <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Ellis_Owen “Grace’s Guide”]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
*[[W A J Wallace|Capt. W.A.J Wallace]], 1880, Engr-in-Chief and Manager "[[Bengal State Railways]]" ''(thought to be NBSR)'' as delegate for ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta, 6-13 Jan 1880 <ref> “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; Appendix D, page xxxiv, pdf 318 </ref>.
*[[Alan Wood Rendell]], 1880, Locomotive Superintendent for "[[Bengal State Railways]]" ''(thought to be NBSR)'' as delegate for ‘[[Railway Conference]]’, Calcutta, 6-13 Jan 1880 <ref> “Railways in India for the year 1880-81” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament’ by HM Command. Extract from Annual Report 1880-81; Appendix D, page xxxiv, pdf 318 </ref>.
*[[Richard Arthur Sargeaunt]], 1882-3, NBSR Manager <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA607=&dq Google Books "India List and India Office List -1905" page 607]; Retrieved on 19 Aug 2016</ref>.
==Further Information==
See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked]]'''
==Historical photographs online==
*[https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PH-Y-03022-S/1 Hawkes collection of Indian Railway Photographs (Y3022S)] Royal Commonwealth Society Library/ University of Cambridge Digital Library. The description states "An album containing albumen prints of various sizes by R. Phillips of Darjeeling, Samuel Bourne and others. The name of F.A. Hawkes, who was an engineer on the North Bengal State Railways from 1871-1879, appears frequently in it. The photographs include the construction of the North Bengal State Railway".
:Once inside the digital file, click on Contents for image titles. includes photograph of named engineers at Darjeeling 1872, 1876, 1877.
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
