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The '''Tarkessur Railway''' (also named the '''Tarakeshwar''' and '''Tarakeswar Railways''') was a short (22 mile/35 km) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_meGauge|BG]]) branch line which ran from [[Howrah]] to the pilgrimage centre of [[Tarakeshwar]]. | The '''Tarkessur Railway''' (also named the '''Tarakeshwar''' and '''Tarakeswar Railways''') was a short (22 mile/35 km) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_meGauge|BG]]) branch line which ran from [[Howrah]] to the pilgrimage centre of [[Tarakeshwar]]. | ||
| − | The line was owned by Tarkessur Railway | + | The line was owned by Tarkessur Railway Company and worked by [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) as part of the EIR network. In 1915 the Company was merged into the EIR. |
==Branch Line== | ==Branch Line== | ||
*[[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway]] - a branch line opened 1885 by the Tarkessur Railway Co; worked by EIR | *[[Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway]] - a branch line opened 1885 by the Tarkessur Railway Co; worked by EIR | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[East Indian Railway]]''' | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:20, 13 February 2016
| Tarkessur Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Howrah to Tarkessur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 22 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1885 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Howrah, Tarkessur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1885 | East Indian Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Tarkessur Railway (also named the Tarakeshwar and Tarakeswar Railways) was a short (22 mile/35 km) broad gauge(BG) branch line which ran from Howrah to the pilgrimage centre of Tarakeshwar.
The line was owned by Tarkessur Railway Company and worked by East Indian Railway(EIR) as part of the EIR network. In 1915 the Company was merged into the EIR.
Branch Line
- Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway - a branch line opened 1885 by the Tarkessur Railway Co; worked by EIR
