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The '''Tarkessur Railway''' (also named the '''Tarakeshwar''' and '''Tarakeswar Railways''') was a short (22 mile) broad gauge branch line which ran from [[Howrah]] to the pilgrimage centre of [[Tarakeshwar]]. | The '''Tarkessur Railway''' (also named the '''Tarakeshwar''' and '''Tarakeswar Railways''') was a short (22 mile) broad gauge branch line which ran from [[Howrah]] to the pilgrimage centre of [[Tarakeshwar]]. Worked by [[East Indian Railway]] Company(EIR) | ||
==Branch Line== | |||
*[[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway]] - a branch line opened 1885 by the Tarkessur Railway Co; worked by EIR | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State | [[Category:State Railway]] | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 27 September 2015
| Tarkessur Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Howrah to Tarkessur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 22 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1885 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Howrah, Tarkessur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1885 | East Indian Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Tarkessur Railway (also named the Tarakeshwar and Tarakeswar Railways) was a short (22 mile) broad gauge branch line which ran from Howrah to the pilgrimage centre of Tarakeshwar. Worked by East Indian Railway Company(EIR)
Branch Line
- Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway - a branch line opened 1885 by the Tarkessur Railway Co; worked by EIR