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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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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