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Bankura-Damoodar River Railway
| Bankura-Damoodar River Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Bankura to Rainagar | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 60 miles (estimate) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1916 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| 1916 | McLeod's Light Railways | |
| 1967 | South Eastern Railway (IR zone) | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bankura-Damoodar River Railway (BDRR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line. The Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company was owned, built and operated as part of McLeod's Light Railways(McLR), opening to traffic on 15 December 1916. [1]
In 1967, ownership of the BDRR was transferred to a zone of Indian Railways, South Eastern Railway, which began converting the line to broad gauge in 2000.