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The [[Jagannathganj Ghat Branch Railway]] is a branch from Jamalpur on the the Dacca Section of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] (EBR) (Narayanganj to [[Bahadurabad Ghat]] section).
The '''Jagannathganj Ghat Branch Railway''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])branch from the Dacca Section of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) (Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat section). The date of opening is not clear but thought to be soon after the opening in 1887 of the EBR Dacca Section (formerly [[Dacca State Railway]])


The branch line connect the EBR main line to  the ferry terminal at [[Jagannathganj Ghat]] on the  Brahmaputra (Jamuna) River. The ferry is an integrated part of the railway system and connects to [[Sirajganj Ghat]].
The branch line connected  the EBR main line to  the ferry terminal at [[Jagannathganj Ghat]] on the east bank of the  Brahmaputra (Jamuna) River. The ferry was an integrated part of the railway system and connected to [[Sirajganj Ghat]] on the west bank.
<ref name=name>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj%E2%80%93Bahadurabad_Ghat_line Wikipedia "Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat Line"]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016</ref>


It was branch-line connecting to and was worked Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) and
The line was taken over by the government in 1948–49 and is now under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway <ref name=name/>.


The line was taken over by the  government in 1948–49 and is now under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway
==Further Information==
 
See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked]]'''
 
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj%E2%80%93Bahadurabad_Ghat_line] Wikipedia -Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat Line </ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 19:10, 4 February 2019

The Jagannathganj Ghat Branch Railway was a metre gauge(MG)branch from the Dacca Section of the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) (Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat section). The date of opening is not clear but thought to be soon after the opening in 1887 of the EBR Dacca Section (formerly Dacca State Railway)

The branch line connected the EBR main line to the ferry terminal at Jagannathganj Ghat on the east bank of the Brahmaputra (Jamuna) River. The ferry was an integrated part of the railway system and connected to Sirajganj Ghat on the west bank. [1]

The line was taken over by the government in 1948–49 and is now under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway [1].

Further Information

See Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked

References