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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 '''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 | 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> | <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:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:59, 18 December 2015
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.
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 52; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Kulna Bagerhat Railway"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17; page 16"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015