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The '''Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway''' was a branch line opened by the [[Tarkessur Railway]] Company and worked by [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) | The '''Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway''' was a branch line opened by the [[Tarkessur Railway]] Company and worked by [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) | ||
The line linked [[Sheoraphuli]] and [[Tarakeswar]] and was constructed in 1885 | The line linked [[Sheoraphuli]] and [[Tarakeswar]] and was constructed in 1885. | ||
The line was owned by Tarkessur Railway Company and worked by [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) as part of the EIR network. In 1915 the Company was merged into the EIR. | |||
The line was a key part of the EIR network until 1917 when the EIR [[Howrah-Burdwan Chord Railway]], a shorter link to [[Bardhaman]], was constructed. | |||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Bardhaman_main_line Wikipedia "Howrah Bardhaman main line"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Bardhaman_main_line Wikipedia "Howrah Bardhaman main line"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||