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The [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]] | The [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]] was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by the Jessore-Jhenidah Railway Company, a private company supported by the District Board of Jessore. | ||
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page ]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900 - 1947")]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900 - 1947")]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
It is probable, but not proven, that the Jessore-Jhenidah Railway was being worked by [[McLeod's Light Railways]] (McLR) and they possibly took over the line at some point. | |||
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Revision as of 11:22, 18 December 2015
The Jessore-Jhenidah Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line that opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by the Jessore-Jhenidah Railway Company, a private company supported by the District Board of Jessore. [1] [2]
It is probable, but not proven, that the Jessore-Jhenidah Railway was being worked by McLeod's Light Railways (McLR) and they possibly took over the line at some point.