Khulna-Bagerhat Railway: Difference between revisions

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The Khulna–Bagerhat Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway operating between Khulna and Bagerhat (now in Bangladesh)

The line was under construction in 1916 by the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR), ^[1] in service in 1918, and was dismantled in the 1980s. ^[2]

The conversion of the Teesta-Kurigram Railway from NG to MG released NG rolling stock and was transferred to the Khulna–Bagerhat Railway. ^[3]

No further information has been found concerning this railway.

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 The '''Khulna–Bagerhat Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway operating between [[Khulna]] and [[Bagerhat]] (now in Bangladesh)
-The line was constructed in 1918, and was dismantled in the 1980s.
+The line was under construction in 1916 by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR),
+<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 52]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>
+in service in 1918, and was dismantled in the 1980s.
 <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna%E2%80%93Bagerhat_Railway Wikipedia "Kulna Bagerhat Railway"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
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 [[Category:Railways]]
 [[Category:State Railways]]
+[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways‎]]