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| − | The '''Narayanganj-Dacca-Mymensingh State Railway''' | + | The '''Narayanganj-Dacca-Mymensingh State Railway''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line of 90 miles(144km) mainly for carriage of raw jute up to the inland port of [[Narayanganj]] and then onwards by river to [[Calcutta]]. |
| − | + | The first section from [[Narayanganj]] to [[Dacca]] opened in January 1885 and reached [[Mymensingh]] in August 1885. The railway was renamed '''[[Dacca State Railway]]''' in late 1885; which in 1887 merged into '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''(EBR). | |
| − | + | <ref>[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway “National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh – Railways”]; Retrieved 27 Dec 2015</ref> | |
| − | which in 1887 merged into [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR). | + | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj%E2%80%93Bahadurabad_Ghat_line Wikipedia “Narayanganj Bahadurabad-Ghat Line]; Retrieved 27 Dec 2015</ref> |
| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 27 December 2015
The Narayanganj-Dacca-Mymensingh State Railway was a metre gauge(MG) line of 90 miles(144km) mainly for carriage of raw jute up to the inland port of Narayanganj and then onwards by river to Calcutta.
The first section from Narayanganj to Dacca opened in January 1885 and reached Mymensingh in August 1885. The railway was renamed Dacca State Railway in late 1885; which in 1887 merged into Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR). [1] [2]
References
- ↑ “National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh – Railways”; Retrieved 27 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia “Narayanganj Bahadurabad-Ghat Line; Retrieved 27 Dec 2015
