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The Indian Branch Railway Company was purchased by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1872 and the line was renamed '''Nalhati State Railway'''. | The Indian Branch Railway Company was purchased by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) in 1872 and the line was renamed '''Nalhati State Railway'''. | ||
<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/BejvG_1000695561/163 "Bengal District Gazetteer - Mukshidabad" by L S S O’Malley, Indian Civil Service, Calcutta . Pages 150-151]; Retrieved 24 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
The track was subsequently converted to 5 ft 6 in(1,676 mm) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). | The track was subsequently converted to 5 ft 6 in(1,676 mm) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). | ||
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[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 24 December 2015
The Nalhati-Azimganj Railway was the original section of the line constructed in 1863 by Indian Branch Railway. The line used a 4ft(1222mm) unique rail gauge and the total length was 17 miles(27km).
Worked by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway(O&RR), 1863-72.
The Indian Branch Railway Company was purchased by the Government of India(GoI) in 1872 and the line was renamed Nalhati State Railway. [1]
The track was subsequently converted to 5 ft 6 in(1,676 mm) broad gauge(BG).
The line was leased to East Indian Railway (EIR), 1892 and later absorbed into the EIR network.