Kaunia-Kurigram Railway

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Kaunia-Kurigram Railway
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Line of route
Kaunia to Kurigram
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG
Timeline
1928-1929 Kaunia-Teesta section converted to MG
Teesta-Kurigram section converted to BG
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Kaunia, Kurigram, Teesta
System agency
State agency
How to interpret this infobox

The Kaunia-Kurigram Railway (KKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line that extended the Northern Bengal State Railway eastwards from Kaunia to Teesta, and then to Kurigram. Between 1928-1929, the Kaunia-Teesta section was converted to metre gauge(MG) and that from Teesta-Kurigram Railway section to broad gauge(BG).