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It was sanctioned in 1886 as a line from Ballygunge to [[Kidderpore]] Docks, which was to be constructed by the Port Commissioners; a tramway from Tolly’s Nullah, which belonged to the Port Commisioners, was taken over an incorporated in the line. Sanction to an extension to Budge-Budge was given in 1888 and the line opened in 1890. | It was sanctioned in 1886 as a line from Ballygunge to [[Kidderpore]] Docks, which was to be constructed by the Port Commissioners; a tramway from Tolly’s Nullah, which belonged to the Port Commisioners, was taken over an incorporated in the line. Sanction to an extension to Budge-Budge was given in 1888 and the line opened in 1890. | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=8172681933 "Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas" – page 168 by Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley,I.C.S];Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 06:14, 10 December 2015
Budge-Budge Branch Railway
The Budge-Budge branch line of the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) network was opened in 1890.
History
It was sanctioned in 1886 as a line from Ballygunge to Kidderpore Docks, which was to be constructed by the Port Commissioners; a tramway from Tolly’s Nullah, which belonged to the Port Commisioners, was taken over an incorporated in the line. Sanction to an extension to Budge-Budge was given in 1888 and the line opened in 1890. [1]
References
- ↑ "Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas" – page 168 by Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley,I.C.S;Retrieved 10 Dec 2015