Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway: Difference between revisions

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The Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway was owned by a branch company but worked by the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR).

On 1st April 1904, the state took over the enterprise, merging it into the parent railway.

It comprised two sections opened in 1899/1900

These lines became the first part of the EBR's Santahar-Kaunia Loop Railway when the system was extended in 1905

Railway Raj Safari 1a - Keith Scholey

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-'''Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway'''.Amalgamated with EBR(qv), 1904 becoming part of Santahar-Kaunia Loop(qv)
+The '''Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway''' was owned by a branch company but worked by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR).
+On 1st April 1904, the state took over the enterprise, merging it into the parent railway.
-'''[[Phulchari Branch Railway]]'''. Formerly part of Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railwayqv), amalgamated with EBR(qv), 1904
+It comprised two sections opened in 1899/1900
+* Santahar to Bonarpara, MG, 51 miles(81km)
+* Phulchari Branch from Bonarpara to Phulchari MG 8, miles(14km)
-'''[[Santahar-Kaunia Loop Railway]]'''. Formerly part of Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway(qv), amalgamated with EBR(qv), 1904 and Phulchari Branch(qv)
+These lines became the first part of the EBR's [[Santahar-Kaunia Loop Railway]] when the system was extended in 1905
+==External Link==
+Railway Raj Safari 1a - Keith Scholey
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