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| − | The '''Ranaghat-Murshidabad Branch Railway''' was a branch of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] that opened in 1905. The line took- off from the EBR main line at [[Ranaghat]] and ran northward through the districts of [[Nadia]] and [[Murshidabad]] to its terminus at [[Lalola Ghat]] on the Ganges. | + | The '''Ranaghat-Murshidabad Branch Railway''' was a branch of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] that opened in 1905. it was an extension of the [[Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway]] that had opened in 1884. |
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| + | The name of the branch changed as the line progressed and became the '''[[Lalgola Ghat Branch Railway]]''' in 1907.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalgola_and_Gede_branch_lines Wikipedia "Laloga Branch"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | The line took- off from the EBR main line at [[Ranaghat]] and ran northward through the districts of [[Nadia]] and [[Murshidabad]] to its terminus at [[Lalola Ghat]] on the 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]; Retrieved 24 Dec 2015</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 24 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 12 February 2016
The Ranaghat-Murshidabad Branch Railway was a branch of the Eastern Bengal Railway that opened in 1905. it was an extension of the Ranaghat-Bhagwangola Railway that had opened in 1884.
The name of the branch changed as the line progressed and became the Lalgola Ghat Branch Railway in 1907.[1]
The line took- off from the EBR main line at Ranaghat and ran northward through the districts of Nadia and Murshidabad to its terminus at Lalola Ghat on the Ganges. [2]
Further Information
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Laloga Branch"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Bengal District Gazetteer - Mukshidabad" by L S S O’Malley, Indian Civil Service, Calcutta . Pages 150-151; Retrieved 24 Dec 2015
