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The '''Nalhati-Azimganj Railway''' was the original section of the line constructed in 1863 by [[Indian Branch Railway]]. The line used a  4ft(1222mm) [[Rail_gauge_#4 foot Gauge|unique rail gauge]] and the total length was 17 miles(27km).   
The '''Nalhati-Azimganj Railway''' was the original section of the line constructed in 1863 by [[Indian Branch Railway]]. The line used a  4ft(1222mm) [[Rail_gauge_#4 foot Gauge|unique rail gauge]] and the total length was 17 miles(27km).   


Worked by [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]](O&RR), 1863-72.
The railway became the '''[[Nalhati State Railway]]'''
 
The Indian Branch Railway Company was purchased by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]])  in 1872 and the line was renamed '''Nalhati State Railway'''.
<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 24 Dec 2015</ref>
 
The track was subsequently converted to 5 ft 6 in(1,676 mm) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]).
 
The line was leased to [[East Indian Railway]] (EIR), 1892 and later absorbed into the EIR network becoming the '''Azimganj Branch Line Railway'''.
 


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Revision as of 06:31, 26 January 2016

The Nalhati-Azimganj Railway was the original section of the line constructed in 1863 by Indian Branch Railway. The line used a 4ft(1222mm) unique rail gauge and the total length was 17 miles(27km).

The railway became the Nalhati State Railway

References

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