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The '''Kalighat-Falta Railway''' (KFR) was a narrow gauge line, built and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]], opening to traffic on 28 May 1917.
The '''Kalighat-Falta Railway''' (KFR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, built and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]], opening to traffic on 28 May 1917. The line was 25 miles (40km) in length and connected [[Kalighat]] to [[Falta]]
<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 232]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>


Sometime between 1955 and 1957, the KFR was closed and the track abandoned. The trackbed has since been used in the construction of a new road.
Sometime between 1955 and 1957, the KFR was closed and the track abandoned. The trackbed has since been used in the construction of a new road.


A surviving member of a small class of 2-6-2T locomotives, built by W G Bagnall at Stafford, England, designated AK16, was acquired by the Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Trust and is now in storage in the UK awaiting restoration.
A surviving member of a small class of 2-6-2T locomotives, built by W G Bagnall at Stafford, England, designated AK16, was acquired by the Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Trust and is now in storage in the UK awaiting restoration.
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[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
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Revision as of 15:35, 18 December 2015

Kalighat-Falta Railway
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Line of route
Gholeshapur to Majherhat
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 28 miles (estimate)
Timeline
1917 Opened to traffic
1920 Falta to Majherhat opened
1955-1957 Line closed
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Gholeshapur, Falta, Majherhat
System agency
1917 McLeod's Light Railways
How to interpret this infobox

The Kalighat-Falta Railway (KFR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, built and operated as part of McLeod's Light Railways, opening to traffic on 28 May 1917. The line was 25 miles (40km) in length and connected Kalighat to Falta [1]

Sometime between 1955 and 1957, the KFR was closed and the track abandoned. The trackbed has since been used in the construction of a new road.

A surviving member of a small class of 2-6-2T locomotives, built by W G Bagnall at Stafford, England, designated AK16, was acquired by the Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Trust and is now in storage in the UK awaiting restoration.

References