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'''Ranaghat-Krishnanager Light Railway'''
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The '''Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway''' was a privately owned ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]] Company.
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The lineopened in 1899 connecting [[Aistalaghat]] to [[Krishnagar]], a distance of 27 miles(43km).
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In 1904 the line was taken over by the state and the railway became part of the NG of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR)
  
Narrow gauge, via Shantipur. Constructed by Martin & Co(qv) taken over by EBR(qv), 1904
 
  
 
[[Category:Railways]]
 
[[Category:Railways]]
 
[[Category:Assisted Railways]]
 
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Revision as of 13:25, 2 December 2015

The Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway was a privately owned ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line worked by Martin's Light Railways Company.

The lineopened in 1899 connecting Aistalaghat to Krishnagar, a distance of 27 miles(43km).

In 1904 the line was taken over by the state and the railway became part of the NG of Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR)