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Bengal Provincial Railway
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Line of route
Magra to Tarakeshwar
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 33 miles (1905)
42 miles (1943)
Timeline
1894 Construction started
1919 Dasghara-Jamalpurganj line planned
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Magra, Tarakeshwar
System agency
Own agency
How to interpret this infobox

The Bengal Provincial Railway Company worked a short (33 mile) 2' 6" narrow gauge railway from Magra (in Hooghly district) to Tarakeshwar, an important place of pilgrimage for the Shiva sect.