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==Branch Lines and extensions== | ==Branch Lines and extensions== | ||
*[[Budge-Budge Branch Railway]] opened 1890. Branch line of EBR | |||
*[[Canning Branch Railway]] opened 1862-63. Branch line of EBR | |||
*[[Chitpur Branch Railway]] opened 1873. Branch line of EBR | |||
*[[Dalsingpara Branch Railway]] opened after 1811. Branch of Jainti Section of EBR ; under construction in 1911 | |||
*[[Dhubri Branch Railway]] opened 1902. Branch of Assam Section of EBR. | |||
*[[Faridpur Branch Railway]] opened 1898-99. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR | |||
*[[Gauhati Branch Railway]] opened 1906. Part of Assam Section of EBR incorporating part of [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]]; extended up to 1909 | |||
*[[Goalundo Branch Railway]] opened 1862. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR ; extended up to 1882. | |||
*[[Godagari Ghat Branch Railway]] opened 1909. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR | |||
*[[Jainti Branch Railway]] opened 1900-1. Branch of Jainti Section of EBR | |||
*[[Jogbani Branch Railway]] opened 1887. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR ; extended 1909 | |||
*[[Kankurgachi Chord Railway]] opened 1907. Short connecting section of EBR | |||
*[[Katihar Branch Railway]] opened 1883. Branch of Katihar Section of EBR ; opened 1883 and extended 1889 | |||
*[[Kaunia-Bonarpara Extension Railway]] opened 1905. Extension to EBR network | |||
*[[Khulna Branch Railway]] opened 1883-4. Originally [[Bengal Central Railway]]; in 1905 became Branch line of EBR | |||
*[[Kishanganj Branch Railway]] opened 1892. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR | |||
*[[Kurigram Branch Railway]] opened 1882. Branch line of Eastern Bengal State Railway | |||
*[[Lalgola Ghat Branch Railway]] opened 1905. Branch line of EBR ; opened 1905, extended 1907 | |||
*[[Lalmonirhat-Gitalaha(Geetaldaha) Railway]] opened c.1900. Link between [[Bengal Dooars Railway]] and [[Cooch Behar State Railway]]. | |||
*[[Manihari Branch Railway]] opened 1887. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR | |||
*[[Murshidabad Branch Railway]] opened 1909. Branch line of EBR | |||
*[[Patipukur Loop Railway]] opened 1904. Chord line of EBR for goods | |||
*[[Raiti Branch Railway]] opened 1910. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR | |||
*[[Tanga Branch Railway]]. Branch of Assam Section of EBR ; under construction, 1911 | |||
==Railways absorbed into EBR== | ==Railways absorbed into EBR== | ||
Revision as of 06:43, 15 September 2015
| Eastern Bengal Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Calcutta to Faridpur (BG) with branches to Budge Budge, Diamond Harbour, Lalgola | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 495 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 637 miles (1905) | |
| 2' 6" NG | 55 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1857 | Formed as Guaranteed company | |
| Calcutta and South Eastern Railway merger | ||
| 1884 | Taken over by State | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Sealdah, Dum Dum, Naihati, Kaliganga, Rajbari, Goalundo, Ranaghat, Krishnagar, Plassey, Murshidabad | |
| System agency | ||
| 1884 | State agency | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Eastern Bengal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
 Eastern Bengal Railway device | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1884 | Renamed Eastern Bengal State Railway | |
| 1915 | Reverted to Eastern Bengal Railway | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1884 | Eastern Bengal Railway | |
| Calcutta and South Eastern Railway | ||
| 1887 | Dacca State Railway | |
| 1887 | Northern Bengal State Railway | |
| 1887 | Kaunia-Kurigram Railway | |
| Cooch Behar Railway | ||
| Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway | ||
| 1904 | Bengal Central Railway | |
| Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway | ||
| 1941 | Bengal Dooars Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Calcutta | |
| Workshops | Kanchrapara | |
| Major Stations | Bangaon, Jessore, | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1942 | Merged into Bengal and Assam Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 495 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 688 miles (1905) | |
| 2' 6" NG | 89 miles (1905) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Eastern Bengal Railway (EBR) was formed in 1857 for "the construction and working of a line from Calcutta to Dacca, with a branch to Jessore. Capital 1,000,000l. This amount has been sanctioned for the line from Calcutta to the Ganges at Kooshtee, near Pubnah, about 80 miles, all that is authorised to be proceeded with at present. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 1,000,000l." 1
Branch Lines and extensions
- Budge-Budge Branch Railway opened 1890. Branch line of EBR
- Canning Branch Railway opened 1862-63. Branch line of EBR
- Chitpur Branch Railway opened 1873. Branch line of EBR
- Dalsingpara Branch Railway opened after 1811. Branch of Jainti Section of EBR ; under construction in 1911
- Dhubri Branch Railway opened 1902. Branch of Assam Section of EBR.
- Faridpur Branch Railway opened 1898-99. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR
- Gauhati Branch Railway opened 1906. Part of Assam Section of EBR incorporating part of Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway; extended up to 1909
- Goalundo Branch Railway opened 1862. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR ; extended up to 1882.
- Godagari Ghat Branch Railway opened 1909. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR
- Jainti Branch Railway opened 1900-1. Branch of Jainti Section of EBR
- Jogbani Branch Railway opened 1887. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR ; extended 1909
- Kankurgachi Chord Railway opened 1907. Short connecting section of EBR
- Katihar Branch Railway opened 1883. Branch of Katihar Section of EBR ; opened 1883 and extended 1889
- Kaunia-Bonarpara Extension Railway opened 1905. Extension to EBR network
- Khulna Branch Railway opened 1883-4. Originally Bengal Central Railway; in 1905 became Branch line of EBR
- Kishanganj Branch Railway opened 1892. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR
- Kurigram Branch Railway opened 1882. Branch line of Eastern Bengal State Railway
- Lalgola Ghat Branch Railway opened 1905. Branch line of EBR ; opened 1905, extended 1907
- Lalmonirhat-Gitalaha(Geetaldaha) Railway opened c.1900. Link between Bengal Dooars Railway and Cooch Behar State Railway.
- Manihari Branch Railway opened 1887. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR
- Murshidabad Branch Railway opened 1909. Branch line of EBR
- Patipukur Loop Railway opened 1904. Chord line of EBR for goods
- Raiti Branch Railway opened 1910. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR
- Tanga Branch Railway. Branch of Assam Section of EBR ; under construction, 1911
Railways absorbed into EBR
Lines worked by EBR at some time
Train Ferry Links EBR
History
The first track was laid along the east bank of the Ganga to Kushthia and then across the river to Dacca. The line to Kushthia was opened in 1862, ending in Calcutta at Sealdah. The EBR became the Eastern Bengal State Railway, owned and managed by the Government of India (GoI), on 30 June 1884.
The GoI merged the Calcutta and South Eastern Railway into the EBSR, and several others in 1887. In 1904, the EBSR took over the Bengal Central Railway which it had previously been working, and the Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway. In 1915, the system reverted to the style, Eastern Bengal Railway.
During the 1920s, the EBR continued to grow by merger and amalgamation, and also began to convert sections of metre and narrow gauge to eliminate rail bottlenecks. On 1 January 1941, the GoI acquired the Bengal Dooars Railway and merged it into the EBR.
In 1942, the GoI merged the EBR with the Assam Bengal Railway to create the Bengal and Assam Railway.
Records
The following are held in the India Office Records at the British Library.
- L/AG/46/10/35 : Contracts of appointment (1862-1869).
The above is partially indexed in
- Z/L/AG/46 : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925)
The following is not included in the index Z/L/AG/46.
- L/AG/46/10/35 : Lists of staff, 1879-1881.
External links
"Brief History" Bangladesh Railway.
Notes
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.