Howrah-Amta Light Railway

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Howrah-Amta Light Railway
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Line of route
Howrah to Amta
Gauge / mileage
2' 0" NG 37 miles (1905)
42 miles (1943)
Timeline
1898 Line opened to traffic
1971 Closed
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Howrah, Amta
System agency
Worked by Martin's Light Railways
How to interpret this infobox

The Howrah-Amta Light Railway (HALR) was a short narrow gauge (2' 0") railway which ran from Howrah westwards to Amta.

The HALR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways, a management company based in Calcutta.


External links

"Martin's Light Railways" Wikipedia.

"History of Railway construction" Indian Railways Service of Engineers [see "Martin & Co" in table].