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The '''Kaunia-Kurigram Railway''' (KKR) was a 2' 6" narrow gauge line that extended the [[Northern Bengal State Railway]] eastwards from [[Kaunia]] to [[Teesta]], and then to [[Kurigram]]. Between 1928-1929, the Kaunia-Teesta section was converted to metre gauge and that from Teesta-Kurigram to broad gauge.
The '''Kaunia-Kurigram Railway''' (KKR) was a 2' 6" narrow gauge line that extended the [[Northern Bengal State Railway]] eastwards from [[Kaunia]] to [[Teesta]], and then to [[Kurigram]]. Between 1928-1929, the Kaunia-Teesta section was converted to metre gauge and that from Teesta-Kurigram to broad gauge.


== External links ==
[http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/R_0072.htm "Railway"] ''Banglapedia''.
[http://www.railway.gov.bd/history "Brief History"] ''Bangladesh Railway''.




[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]

Revision as of 19:01, 6 December 2015

Kaunia-Kurigram Railway
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Line of route
Kaunia to Kurigram
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG
Timeline
1928-1929 Kaunia-Teesta section converted to MG
Teesta-Kurigram section converted to BG
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Kaunia, Kurigram, Teesta
System agency
State agency
How to interpret this infobox

The Kaunia-Kurigram Railway (KKR) was a 2' 6" narrow gauge line that extended the Northern Bengal State Railway eastwards from Kaunia to Teesta, and then to Kurigram. Between 1928-1929, the Kaunia-Teesta section was converted to metre gauge and that from Teesta-Kurigram to broad gauge.