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[[File:Ranaghat-Krishnangar Light Railway.png|thumb|Ranaghat-Krishnangar Light Railway]]
The '''Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway''' was a privately owned 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, constructed and initially worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]] Company.
The line opened in 1899 connecting Aistalaghat (on the right bank of the Churni River), serving [[AistalaghatRanaghat]] to [[Krishnagar]], a distance of 27 20 miles(43km32km)<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n56/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page48-49, pdf page 56]; Retrieved 22 Nov 2016</ref>. The line included the 'Santipur-Krishnager Light Railway' Section of the [[Santipur-Nabadwip Light Railway]], a 12 mile section which had opened in 1898, also constructed by [[Martin's Light Railways]] Company, which ran via [[Krishnagar]] and was fully opened in 1899
In 1904 the line was taken over by the state and the railway became part of the NG network of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR)
The line now is part of the [[Indian Railways]] ‘Kolkata Suburban Railway - Naihati Section’ and named the ‘Shantipur Jn -Krishnanager City Jn – Nabadwip Ghat Line’. The line has been converted to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) and electrified <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata_Suburban_Railway Wikipedia "Kolkata Suburban Railway"]; Retrieved 22 Nov 2016</ref>.
==Further Information==
See '''[[Martin's Light Railways]]''' until up to 1904 , then '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway- Lines owned and worked]]''' == References ==<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Private Railways]][[Category:State Railways]]
