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The '''Mymensingh-Jamalpur- | The '''Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway''' was opened in 1899, the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line of 56 miles(90km) linking these three towns. | ||
The [[ | The line was owned by the [[Indian General Navigation and Railway Company]] but was worked by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR). | ||
<ref>Railway Raj Safari 1a - Keith Scholey</ref> | |||
==Route== | |||
*[[Mymensingh]] (renamed from [[Nasirabad]] in about 1911 due to confusion with town in Rajputana); with its connection to the [[Mymensingh–Bhairab Bazar Railway]] worked by the [[Assam Bengal Railway]] (ABR) | |||
*[[Jamalpur]] (59 miles/90km from Mymensingh)was the junction with the Bahadurabad branch, opened after 1911 which ran to Bahadurabad (25 miles/40km) | |||
*[[Jagannath]] (20 miles/32km) from Jamalpur) where it connected with a steamer station on Jamuna. | |||
The Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway was acquired by the State in the 1920’s and the management passed to EBR. | |||
<ref>[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway] National Encylopedia of Banglash – Railway - paragraph 11</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Assisted Railways]] | [[Category:Assisted Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 27 November 2015
The Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway was opened in 1899, the metre gauge(MG) line of 56 miles(90km) linking these three towns.
The line was owned by the Indian General Navigation and Railway Company but was worked by the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR). [1]
Route
- Mymensingh (renamed from Nasirabad in about 1911 due to confusion with town in Rajputana); with its connection to the Mymensingh–Bhairab Bazar Railway worked by the Assam Bengal Railway (ABR)
- Jamalpur (59 miles/90km from Mymensingh)was the junction with the Bahadurabad branch, opened after 1911 which ran to Bahadurabad (25 miles/40km)
- Jagannath (20 miles/32km) from Jamalpur) where it connected with a steamer station on Jamuna.
The Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway was acquired by the State in the 1920’s and the management passed to EBR. [2]