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The '''Burdwan-Katwa Railway''' (BKR) was a narrow gauge line, built and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]](McLR), opening to traffic on 01 December 1915.
The '''Burdwan-Katwa Railway''' (BKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, owned by the Burdwan-Katwa Railway Company. The railway was built and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]](McLR), opening to traffic on 01 December 1915.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 220]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>


In 1966, ownership of the BKR, together with its sister line, the [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]], was transferred to a zone of [[Indian Railways]], [[Eastern Railway]], which continues to operate the BKR as a narrow-gauge operation.
In 1966, ownership of the BKR, together with its sister line, the [[Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway]], was transferred to a zone of [[Indian Railways]], [[Eastern Railway]], which continues to operate the BKR as a narrow-gauge operation.
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Burdwan-Katwa Railway
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Line of route
Burdwan to Katwa
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 32 miles (estimate)
Timeline
1915 Opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations
System agency
1915 McLeod's Light Railways
1966 Eastern Railway (IR zone)
How to interpret this infobox

The Burdwan-Katwa Railway (BKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, owned by the Burdwan-Katwa Railway Company. The railway was built and operated as part of McLeod's Light Railways(McLR), opening to traffic on 01 December 1915. [1]

In 1966, ownership of the BKR, together with its sister line, the Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway, was transferred to a zone of Indian Railways, Eastern Railway, which continues to operate the BKR as a narrow-gauge operation.

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