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The '''Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway''' (AKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, built by and later operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]], opening to traffic on 29 September 1917.
The '''Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway''' (AKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, 32 miles(51km), constructed by Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company, and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]], opening to traffic on 29 September 1917.


The 1918 Administration Report on Indian Railways shows that the working/operating agency was the Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company.
The 1918 Administration Report on Indian Railways shows that the working/operating agency was the Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf   " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta; page 205]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n213/mode/2up   " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta; page 205]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>
 
The ‘Statistics of Working’ from 1917-18 show the year-by-year  financial results through to 1936-37
<ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page .......pdf...... ]; Retrieved 26 Jul 2020</ref>.


In 1966, ownership of the AKR, together with its sister line, the [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]], was transferred to a zone of [[Indian Railways]], [[Eastern Railway]], which continues to operate the BKR as a narrow-gauge operation.
In 1966, ownership of the AKR, together with its sister line, the [[Burdwan-Katwa Railway]], was transferred to a zone of [[Indian Railways]], [[Eastern Railway]], which continues to operate the BKR as a narrow-gauge operation.


== [[Indian Railway Classification]] ==
== [[Indian Railway Classification]] ==
Classified in 1926 and in 1942 as a Class III railway system.
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File  #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” -  available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search];  Retrieved  20 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/8/20/1656''' “Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway, Contract for construction of a railway”


Classified in 1926 and in 1942 as a Class III railway system.
==Further Information==
See '''[[McLeod's Light Railways]]'''


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 26 July 2020

Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway
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Line of route
Ahmadpur to Katwa
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 32 miles
Timeline
1917 Opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations
System agency
1917 McLeod's Light Railways
1966 Eastern Railway (IR zone)
How to interpret this infobox

The Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway (AKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, 32 miles(51km), constructed by Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company, and operated as part of McLeod's Light Railways, opening to traffic on 29 September 1917.

The 1918 Administration Report on Indian Railways shows that the working/operating agency was the Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company. [1]

The ‘Statistics of Working’ from 1917-18 show the year-by-year financial results through to 1936-37 [2].

In 1966, ownership of the AKR, together with its sister line, the Burdwan-Katwa Railway, was transferred to a zone of Indian Railways, Eastern Railway, which continues to operate the BKR as a narrow-gauge operation.

Indian Railway Classification

Classified in 1926 and in 1942 as a Class III railway system.

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [3] gives the following: -

  • L/F/8/20/1656 “Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway, Contract for construction of a railway”

Further Information

See McLeod's Light Railways

References