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. section

In 1916-17 the conversion of the Teesta-Kurigram Railway section of KKR from NG to metre gauge(MG) was sanctioned by Government of India(GoI) under the agency of the East Bengal Railway(EBR). The NG rolling stock thus released was to be transferred to the Khulna–Bagerhat Railway [1]

Following conversion to MG the Teesta-Kurigram Railway was worked by, and absorbed into, the East Bengal Railway(EBR)network

The following record requires verification Between 1928-1929, the Kaunia-Teesta section was converted to metre gauge(MG) and that from Teesta-Kurigram Railway section to broad gauge(BG).

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