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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 '''Tarkessur Railway''' (also named the '''Tarakeshwar''' and '''Tarakeswar Railways''') was a short (22 mile/35 km) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_meGauge|BG]]) 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. | The line was owned by Tarkessur Railway Co and worked by [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) as part of the EIR network. | ||
==Branch Line== | ==Branch Line== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 3 January 2016
| Tarkessur Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| 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/35 km) broad gauge(BG) 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