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| {{Line Railways Infobox
| | #Redirect [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]] |
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| |route= [[Kaunia]] to [[Kurigram]]
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| |gauge3= 2' 6" NG
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| |timeline3date= 1928-1929
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| |timeline3details= Kaunia-Teesta section converted to MG<br>Teesta-Kurigram section converted to BG
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| |presidency= [[Bengal]]
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| |stations= [[Kaunia]], [[Kurigram]], [[Teesta]]
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| |system1details= State agency
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| The '''Kaunia-Kurigram Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that connected to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Northern Bengal State Railway]] eastwards from [[Kaunia]]+ to [[Teesta]]+ and then to [[Kurigram]]. The line first opened in 1882, with a length of 32 miles(51km) <ref name=Admin56>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n56mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 47 (pdf56) ]; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017</ref>
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| +''Notes''
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| ''<br>+“Kaunia-Kurigram Railway” is also described in some records as the “Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway” as it linked [[Kaunia]] to the Dharlia River where [[Kurigram]] is located''
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| ''<br>+“Kaunia” is the spelling given in the ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ 1908, the ‘1918 Administration Report’ and modern name. Alternative spelling “Kauniya” is used in the ‘Imperial Gazetteer Railway Map’ 1909</blockquote>
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| ''<br>+“Teesta” is the spelling given in the ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ 1908, the ‘Imperial Gazetteer Railway Map’ 1909 and the ‘1918 Administration Report’ and also the modern name which follows the name of the nearby River Teesta. The ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ 1908 gives the alternative “Tista” which is also the modern name''
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| The line was taken over by [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR) in 1887 and in 1901 the 17 mile(27km) section from [[Kaunia]] to [[Teesta]] converted to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) MG becoming part of the Mainline of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway#EBR Metre Gauge Division|‘EBR Metre Gauge Division’ - ''See separate page]] <ref name=Admin56/>.
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| The [[Teesta]] to [[Kurigram]], a length of 15 miles(24km) remained a 2ft 6in/762mm NG line at this time, this section was renamed the . [[Teesta-Kurigram Railway|‘Teesta-Kurigram Railway’ - ''See separate page'']].
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| ==Further Information==
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| See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked]]'''
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| == References ==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Railways]] | | [[Category:Railways]] |
| [[Category:State Railways]]
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| [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
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