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|route= [[Gitaldaha]] to [[Jainti]]
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|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
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|gauge1details= 34 miles (1905)
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|timeline1date= 1894
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|timeline1details= First section opened to traffic
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|timeline2date= 1901
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|timeline2details= Fully open to traffic
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|presidency= [[Bengal]]
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|stations= [[Gitaldaha]], [[Cooch Behar]], [[Jainti]]
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|system1details= [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]
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The '''Cooch Behar State Railway''' (CBSR) was a 2' 6" narrow gauge line that ran north from its junction with the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] at [[Gitaldaha]] to [[Cooch Behar]] and on to [[Jainti]] in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.
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Owned by the State of [[Cooch Behar]], it was worked by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]. Later, it was converted to metre gauge.
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[[Category:Railways]]
 
[[Category:Railways]]
 
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
 
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]

Revision as of 02:06, 27 January 2009

Cooch Behar Railway
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Line of route
Gitaldaha to Jainti
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 34 miles (1905)
Timeline
1894 First section opened to traffic
1901 Fully open to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Gitaldaha, Cooch Behar, Jainti
System agency
Eastern Bengal Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Cooch Behar State Railway (CBSR) was a 2' 6" narrow gauge line that ran north from its junction with the Eastern Bengal Railway at Gitaldaha to Cooch Behar and on to Jainti in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.

Owned by the State of Cooch Behar, it was worked by the Eastern Bengal Railway. Later, it was converted to metre gauge.