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''' | The '''Netrakona–Mohanganj Railway''' was constructed between 1912 and 1918 by the [[Mymensingh-Bhairab Bazar Railway]] Company . | ||
The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line was worked by the [[Assam Bengal Railway]] (ABR) | |||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj%E2%80%93Bahadurabad_Ghat_line Wikipedia "Narayanganj - Bahadurabad Ghat Line"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> and was a section of the [[Mymensingh-Bhairab Bazar Railway]]. | |||
The line was taken over by the government in 1948–49 and is now under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway | |||
==Records== | |||
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | |||
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved Jan 2016</ref> | |||
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*'''L/F/8/20/1773''' “Mymensingh-Bhairab Bazar Railway Company Limited and Assam-Bengal Railway Company Limited, Contract for apportionment of earnings from cross traffic to and from Netrakona-Mohanganj Railway; 1933" | |||
==Further information== | |||
See page '''[[Mymensingh-Bhairab Bazar Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | |||