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== External links ==
== External links ==


[http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/R_0048.htm "Railway"] ''Banglapedia''.
[http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/R_0072.htm "Railway"] ''Banglapedia''.


[http://www.railway.gov.bd/brief_history.asp "Brief History"] ''Bangladesh Railway''.
[http://www.railway.gov.bd/brief_history.asp "Brief History"] ''Bangladesh Railway''.

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Dacca State Railway
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Line of route
Narayanganj to Mymensingh
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 90 miles (1885)
Timeline
1885 Opened to traffic
1887 Merged into Eastern Bengal State Railway
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Dacca
System agency
1887 Eastern Bengal State Railway
How to interpret this infobox

A metre gauge line, the Dacca State Railway (DSR) was constructed mainly for the carriage of raw jute to the inland port of Narayanganj for forwarding by river to Calcutta.


History

The 90 mile long DSR was opened for traffic in 1885. In 1887, to ensure better management, the DSR was amalgamated with the Eastern Bengal State Railway (EBSR).

At Mymensingh, there was an end-on connection to the privately owned Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway, also worked by the EBSR.


External links

"Railway" Banglapedia.

"Brief History" Bangladesh Railway.