Difference between revisions of "Ranagat-Bangaon Railway"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m |
(Data added, links checked, Work-in-progress removed, References added) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ''' | + | The [[Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway]] opened in 1905 as a branch of the [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR). |
| + | The name of the branch changed as the line progressed | ||
| + | * '''Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway''' in 1884. <ref>No 68 Capital Railway Expenditure in India on Railways 1882-8. See dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1876.../1876.068.XLS</ref> | ||
| + | * '''Ranaghat- Murshidabad Branch''' before 1905 | ||
| + | * '''Lagola Branch''' in 1905. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalgola_and_Gede_branch_lines] Wikipedia - Laloga Branch</ref> | ||
| − | + | The branch ran from the EBR mainline at [[Ranaghat]], via [[Bhagwangola]] and [[Murshidabad]], to the terminus at [[Lalgola Ghat]] on the River Ganges. | |
| + | <ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/BejvG_1000695561/163] Bengal District Gazetteer ; Mukshidabad by L S S O’Malley, Indian Civil Service, Calcutta . Pages 150-151 </ref> | ||
| − | + | == References == | |
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| − | |||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 2 December 2015
The Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway opened in 1905 as a branch of the East Bengal Railway(EBR). The name of the branch changed as the line progressed
- Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway in 1884. [1]
- Ranaghat- Murshidabad Branch before 1905
- Lagola Branch in 1905. [2]
The branch ran from the EBR mainline at Ranaghat, via Bhagwangola and Murshidabad, to the terminus at Lalgola Ghat on the River Ganges. [3]
