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The [[It is probable, but not proven, that the Jessore-Jhenidah Railway]], opened 1913-14. Owned and was being worked by a Private Co., together with '''Kotchandpur Branch Railway'''; apparantly taken over by [[McLeod's Light Railways]] , 1913(McLR) and they possibly took over the line at some point.
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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://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n238/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 230]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016</ref>
==External LinksFurther Information==See '''[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq[Jessore-history3.html IRFCA Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900 - 1947)Jhenidah Railway]]''' == References ==<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
