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The '''Bengal Central Railway''' (BCR) was an un-guaranteed company formed in 1881 to build and operate a broad gauge railway from Bongaon via Jessore to Khulna.
The '''Bengal Central Railway''' (BCR) was an un-guaranteed company formed in 1881 to build and operate a broad gauge railway from Bongaon via Jessore to Khulna.
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[http://www.railway.gov.bd/brief_history.asp Bangladesh Railway, "Brief History"]
[http://www.railway.gov.bd/brief_history.asp Bangladesh Railway, "Brief History"]
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The Bengal Central Railway (BCR) was an un-guaranteed company formed in 1881 to build and operate a broad gauge railway from Bongaon via Jessore to Khulna.


Characteristics

The BCR opened between 1882 and 1884. It was merged with the Eastern Bengal State Railway in 1904.


Records

The following is held in the India Office Records at the British Library but has not been included in the index, Z/L/AG/46.

  • L/AG/46/4/11 : List of employees (1886-1896).


External links

Banglapedia article on "Railways"

Bangladesh Railway, "Brief History"