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The [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]], opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by a Private Co., together with '''Kotchandpur Branch Railway''';
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900 - 1947)"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
The railway It is probable, but not proven, that the Jessore-Jhenidah Railway was apparantly taken over being worked by [[McLeod's Light Railways]] , 1913(McLR) and they possibly took over the line at some point.
1918 Admin Report details checked/added/corrected
The '''Kotchandpur Branch Railway'''was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branch of the [[Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]]. The branch opened in 1913 and was 7 miles (11km) long. 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>
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[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
