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The [[Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway]] opened in 1905 as a branch of the [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR).
The [[Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway]] opened in 1905 as a branch of the [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR).
The name of the branch changed as the line progressed
The name of the branch changed as the line progressed
* '''Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway''' in 1884. <ref>No 68 Capital Railway Expenditure in India on Railways 1882-8.  See dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1876.../1876.068.XLS</ref>
* '''Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway''' in 1884.<ref>No 68 Capital Railway Expenditure in India on Railways 1882-8".  See dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1876.../1876.068.XLS;</ref>
* '''Ranaghat- Murshidabad Branch''' before 1905
* '''Ranaghat- Murshidabad Branch''' before 1905
* '''Lagola Branch''' in 1905. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalgola_and_Gede_branch_lines] Wikipedia - Laloga Branch</ref>
* '''Lagola Branch''' in 1905. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalgola_and_Gede_branch_lines Wikipedia "Laloga Branch"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>


The branch ran from the EBR mainline at [[Ranaghat]], via [[Bhagwangola]] and [[Murshidabad]], to the terminus at [[Lalgola Ghat]] on the River Ganges.
The branch ran from the EBR mainline at [[Ranaghat]], via [[Bhagwangola]] and [[Murshidabad]], to the terminus at [[Lalgola Ghat]] on the River Ganges.
<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/BejvG_1000695561/163] Bengal District Gazetteer ; Mukshidabad by L S S O’Malley, Indian Civil Service, Calcutta . Pages 150-151     </ref>
<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/BejvG_1000695561/163 "Bengal District Gazetteer" / Mukshidabad by L S S O’Malley, Indian Civil Service, Calcutta; Pages 150-151"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>  


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:01, 13 December 2015

The Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway opened in 1905 as a branch of the East Bengal Railway(EBR). The name of the branch changed as the line progressed

  • Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway in 1884.[1]
  • Ranaghat- Murshidabad Branch before 1905
  • Lagola Branch in 1905. [2]

The branch ran from the EBR mainline at Ranaghat, via Bhagwangola and Murshidabad, to the terminus at Lalgola Ghat on the River Ganges. [3]

References

  1. No 68 Capital Railway Expenditure in India on Railways 1882-8". See dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1876.../1876.068.XLS;
  2. Wikipedia "Laloga Branch"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
  3. "Bengal District Gazetteer" / Mukshidabad by L S S O’Malley, Indian Civil Service, Calcutta; Pages 150-151"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015