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Northern Bengal State Railway
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Line of route
Sara Ghat to Siliguri
Parbatipur to Dinagepore, Parbatipur to Kaunia
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 156 miles (1879)
Timeline
1874-1879 Initial construction
1887 Merged into Eastern Bengal State Railway
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Santahar, Chilahati, Jalpaiguri, Rungpore
System agency
State agency
How to interpret this infobox

The Northern Bengal State Railway (NBSR) was one of the first metre gauge lines to be constructed.


History

Initially built only as far as Chilahati but later extended to Siliguri (where the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway began), the NBSR branched west at Parbatipur to Dinagepore and east to Kaunia.

In 1887 the NBSR was merged into the Eastern Bengal State Railway in order to ensure better management.

See also


External links

"Railway" Banglapedia.

"Brief History" Bangladesh Railway.