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|stations= [[Barasat]], [[Kadamgacha]], [[Diganga]], [[Bishnupur]], [[Basirhat]]
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|system1details= [[Martin's Light Railway Company]]
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Revision as of 00:38, 18 January 2009

Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway
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Line of route
Barasat to Basirhat
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 26 miles (1905)
52 miles (1943)
Timeline
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Barasat, Kadamgacha, Diganga, Bishnupur, Basirhat
System agency
Martin's Light Railway Company
1952 Eastern Railway (IR zone)
How to interpret this infobox

A small privately-owned and run narrow gauge (2' 6") railway which ran from Barasat on the Eastern Bengal Railway (Central Section) east for 26 miles to Basirhat. Apparently, it was worked by Martin's Light Railway Company.