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Tarkessur Railway
| Tarkessur Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Howrah to Tarkessur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 22 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1885 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Howrah, Tarkessur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1885 | East Indian Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Tarkessur Railway (also named the Tarakeshwar and Tarakeswar Railways) was a short (22 mile) broad gauge branch line which ran from Howrah to the pilgrimage centre of Tarakeshwar.