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==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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| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 14 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *L/F/8/13/936; "East Indian Railway Company, Contract for working the Tarkessur Line"; 15 Sep 1887 | ||
==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
See '''[[East Indian Railway]]''' | See '''[[East Indian Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 14 April 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
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [1] gives the following:-
- L/F/8/13/936; "East Indian Railway Company, Contract for working the Tarkessur Line"; 15 Sep 1887
Further Information
References
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 14 Apr 2016
