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| − | The '''Dhubri Branch Railway''' was a branch of Assam Section of the [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR) | + | The '''Dhubri Branch Railway''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch of Assam Section of the [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR). The short branchline from [[Dhubri]] on the EBR mainline to [[Fakiragram]] opened in 1902 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n55/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 47, pdf page 55]; Retrieved 25 Aug 2016</ref>. |
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| + | [[Fakiragram]] was the terminal station of the [[Goalpara Forest Tramway]] and where the timber extracted from the forests was tranferred to the EBR network for distribution <ref name=Handique>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=acPL3Lflga4C&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=goalpara+forest+tramway&source=bl&ots=hoFotVzzin&sig=sDcOFBYtAyU7aQtITD9Fo0iB2YU&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSvO6cgPTJAhUByRoKHaySAxoQ6AEIOjAF#v=onepage&q=goalpara%20forest%20tramway&f=false "British Forest Policy in Assam" by Rajib Handique page 117]; Retrieved 25 Aug 2016</ref>. | ||
==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
See '''[[East Bengal Railway]]''' | See '''[[East Bengal Railway]]''' | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 25 August 2016
The Dhubri Branch Railway was a metre gauge(MG) branch of Assam Section of the East Bengal Railway(EBR). The short branchline from Dhubri on the EBR mainline to Fakiragram opened in 1902 [1].
Fakiragram was the terminal station of the Goalpara Forest Tramway and where the timber extracted from the forests was tranferred to the EBR network for distribution [2].
Further Information
References
- ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 47, pdf page 55; Retrieved 25 Aug 2016
- ↑ "British Forest Policy in Assam" by Rajib Handique page 117; Retrieved 25 Aug 2016
