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The '''Howrah-Amta Light Railway''' (HALR) was a short narrow gauge (2' 0") railway which ran from [[Howrah]] westwards to [[Amta]].
The '''Howrah-Amta Light Railway''' (HALR) was a short 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which ran from [[Howrah]] westwards to [[Amta]].
<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 243]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>


The HALR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
The HALR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia"Martin's Light Railways"]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>


 
== References ==
== External links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's Light Railways"]  ''Wikipedia''.
 





Revision as of 06:33, 18 December 2015

Howrah-Amta Light Railway
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Line of route
Howrah to Amta
Gauge / mileage
2' 0" NG 37 miles (1905)
42 miles (1943)
Timeline
1898 Line opened to traffic
1971 Closed
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Howrah, Amta
System agency
Worked by Martin's Light Railways
How to interpret this infobox

The Howrah-Amta Light Railway (HALR) was a short 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railway which ran from Howrah westwards to Amta. [1]

The HALR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways, a management company based in Calcutta. [2]

References