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| Tarkessur Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Howrah to Tarkessur | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 22 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1885 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Howrah, Tarkessur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1885 | East Indian Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Tarkessur Railway (also named the Tarakeshwar and Tarakeswar Railways) was a short (22 mile) broad gauge branch line which ran from Howrah to the pilgrimage centre of Tarakeshwar.
The line was owned by Tarkessur Railway Co and worked by East Indian Railway(EIR)as part of the EIR network.
Branch Line
- Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway - a branch line opened 1885 by the Tarkessur Railway Co; worked by EIR