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'''Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked'''


<blockquote>- a sub-section of the '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''(EBR) page</blockquote>
==EBR Railway Network==
The [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EIR) owned and operated an extensive network of railways of broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]), metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
The EBR also managed, worked and maintained a number of lines on behalf of other parties.
The development of the EBR can be considered as three divisions:-
==EBR Broad Gauge Division==
The following is generally based on pages 42-43 of the ‘1918 Administration Report on Railways’
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n51mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 42-43 (pdf51-52) ]; Retrieved  27 Dec 2017</ref>
The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) from the [[Calcutta]] terminus station at [[Sealdah]] via [[Dum Dum]] and [[Ranaghat]] to [[Poradaha]] opened in 1862 and extended in 1864 to [[Kushtia]]. The company had also acquired a steam vessel service operating between [[Kushtia]] and [[Dacca]] on the Ganges River (known in this region as the Padma River) <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 127-8, paragraphs 3.51 - 3.55] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>.  In 1871 the line was extended from [[Poradaha]] to a new ferry terminal  at [[Goalundo]] , about 45 miles east of [[Kushtai]] and reducing the river trip to [[Dacca]]. These railways became the start of the ‘EBR Eastern Division’.
In 1868 the [[Government of India]] took ownership of the BG [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]] and awarded the EBR the contract for working the line from [[Calcutta]] to [[Port Canning]]. This became, this became start of the the ‘EBR Southern Section’.
‘EBR Eastern Section’ - by 1874 the BG branch from [[Poradaha]] to [[Damukdia]] on the right bank of Padma River, opposite [[Sara Ghat]] had opened. Passengers crossed the river Padma by railway operated steamer ferry using the [[Sara Train Ferry]]. In 1874 this linked to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Northern Bengal State Railway]] (NBSR) running northwards reaching [[Siliguri]]. By 1879 the  journey north from [[Calcutta]] to [[Shiliguri]] became possible without a break. At [[Siliguri]] , in the foothills of the Himilayas, there was a connection with  the [[Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway]] (which opened 1879-81)
<ref name=name>[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway “National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh – Railways”];  Retrieved 27 Dec 2017</ref>
‘EBR Central Section’ - the EBR operated the [[Bengal Central Railway]] from the outset  with two BG  lines
[[Ranaghat]] to [[Bangaon]] , opened in Oct 1882; and [[Dum Dum]]  which reached [[Khulna]] (Khoolna) in 1884, via [[Bangaon]] (Bongong) and [[Jessore]].
‘EBR Southern Section’- in 1883 was extended to reach [[Diamond Harbour]].
‘EBR Eastern Section’ - in 1890 was extended further eastward to [[Faridpur]] and from 1905 northwards to reach [[Murshidabad]] and on to Lalgola Ghat in 1907. Two proposals for further extensions are given in the ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ :- the 1909 map shows a dotted line to extend the line northwards from [[Lagola]] to connect to the EBR metre gauge(MG) network at [[ Katiawar]]
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=30  ‘Gazetteer of India’  v. 26, Atlas 1909 edition, Railway Map--Sectional (2), p. 24. ];  Retrieved 27 Dec 2017</ref>
and the ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ states <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_056.gif  ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India’, v. 18, p. 50. ];  Retrieved 27 Dec 2017</ref> “There is also a proposal to bridge the Bhagirathi River between Jiaganj and Murshidabad, and to connect the new line with the [[East Indian Railway]] system”.
<br>Neither of these proposals were adopted.
Further minor branches had been constructed thereafter giving by 1918 a total BG network  of 569 miles(915km) :- ‘Eastern Section’  371 miles(597km),  ‘Southern Section’ 70 miles(km) and ‘Central Section’ 128 miles(206km)
In addition the BG [[Sara-Sirajgonj Railway]]  53 mile(85km) branch from the EBR mainline had been  constructed  and then worked by EBR as a part of the ‘EBR Eastern Section’
==EBR Metre Gauge Division==
The following is generally based on pages 47-48 of the ‘1918 Administration Report on Railways’
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n56mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 47-48 (pdf56-57) ]; Retrieved  27 Dec 2017</ref>
''See separate pages for more information and references''
[[Northern Bengal State Railway]] (NBSR)  in 1877-78 opened the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Santahar]] via  [[Parvatipur]](Parbatipur on map) to [[Jalpaguri]] line extending it northwards to [[Siliguri]] in 1878 and southwards to the [[Sara Train Ferry|Train Ferry]] at [[Sara Ghat]] in 1879. This completed the northern link. The NBSR had also by this date completed the line eastward from [[Parvatipur]] via [[Rangpur]](Rungpore on map) to [[Kaunia]](Kauniya on map).  At [[Kaunia]] the line linked to the  narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]].  In 1887, to ensure better management the NBSR  was transferred to the EBR, this became the start of the ‘EBR Metre Gauge’.
[[Dacca State Railway]](DSR)  also in 1887, was transferred to the EBR although thisMG  line was not connected to the EBR system. Later, in 1899, the EBR constructed the MG [[Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway]], owned by the [[Indian General Navigation and Railway Company]]. The two lines were linked and worked jointly by EBR.
[[Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway]] in 1899-1900 opened two  MG ines which were worked by EBR. [[Santahar]] to [[Bonarpara]], 51 miles(81km) and the [[Phulchari Branch Railway]] from [[Bonarpara]] to [[Phulchari]], 8 miles(14km). In 1904 the EBR acquired these lines became the first part of the EBR ‘Santahar-Kaunia Loop Section’ when the system was extended to [[Kaunia]] in 1905
[[Gauhati Branch Railway]] in 1906 the EBR opened from [[Golakganj]] eastward and reached [[Armingoan]] by 1909; where it linked to EBR’s [[Amingaon-Pandu Train Ferry]]; crossing the Brahmaputra River to the [[Pandu Ghat-Gauhati Railway]] connecting to [[Assam-Bengal Railway]](ABR) at [[Gauhati]]. This completed the ‘EBR Mainline MG’ of 328 miles(528km).
By 1918, with further construction of branches, the EBR network had a MG line length of  978 miles(1573km)
==EBR Narrow Gauge Division ==
The following is generally based on pages 49-52 of the ‘1918 Administration Report on Railways’
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n58mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 49-52 (pdf58-60) ]; Retrieved  27 Dec 2017</ref>
''See separate pages for more information and references''
[[Kaunia-Kurigram Railway]]  had  opened in 1882 as a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line running east wards from [[Kaunia]], where it connected to the NBSR metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]). Taken over by EBR in 1887 and in 1901 the section from [[Kaunia]] to  [[Teesta]] was converted to MG  becoming part of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway#EBR Metre Gauge Division|'EBR Metre Gauge']]
[[Cooch Behar State Railway]], 2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]],  from its junction with the EBR at [[Gitaldaha]] reached [[Cooch Behar]] in 1898, owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Cooch Behar State]] and  worked by the EBR. The line was extended northward to the border with British Territory in 1900 and to [[Jainti]] in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in 1901. In 1910 the entire line from [[Gitaldaha]] to [[Jainti]] line was converted to  MG becoming the 'Jainti Branch' of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway#EBR Metre Gauge Division|'EBR Metre Gauge']]
[[Khulna-Bagerhat Railway]],  2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]],  20 miles(32km) opened in 1918.  Owned by a private company but worked by EBR. The line ran from [[Khulna]]  [[Khulna]] was the end of the ‘EBR Central Section’  broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) mainline to [[Bagirhaut]],
== Alphabetical Listing of EBR lines and lines worked by EBR==
''See separate pages for more information and references''
*[[Budge-Budge Branch Railway]] opened 1890. Branch line of EBR
*[[Canning Branch Railway]] opened  1862-63. Branch line of EBR
*[[Chitpur Branch Railway]] opened 1873. Branch line of  EBR
*[[Dalsingpara Branch Railway]] opened after 1811. Branch of Jainti Section of EBR ; under construction in 1911
*[[Dhubri Branch Railway]] opened 1902. Branch of Assam Section of EBR.
*[[Faridpur Branch Railway]] opened 1898-99. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR
*[[Gauhati Branch Railway]] opened 1906. Part of Assam Section of EBR  incorporating part of [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]]; extended up to 1909
*[[Goalundo Branch Railway]] opened 1862. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR ; extended up to 1882.
*[[Godagari Ghat Branch Railway]] opened 1909. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR
*[[Jainti Branch Railway]] opened 1900-1. Branch of Jainti Section of EBR
*[[Jagannathganj Ghat Branch Railway]] opened c.1887?. Branch from the Dacca Section of EBR (Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat section
*[[Jogbani Branch Railway]] opened 1887. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR ; extended 1909
*[[Kankurgachi Chord Railway]] opened 1907. Short connecting section of EBR
*[[Katihar Branch Railway]] opened 1883. Branch of Katihar Section of EBR ; opened 1883 and extended 1889
*[[Kaunia-Bonarpara Extension Railway]] opened 1905. Extension to EBR  network
*[[Khulna Branch Railway]] opened 1883-4. Originally [[Bengal Central Railway]]; in 1905 became Branch line of EBR
*[[Kishanganj Branch Railway]] opened 1892. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR
*[[Kurigram Branch Railway]] opened 1882. Branch line of Eastern Bengal State Railway
*[[Lalgola Ghat Branch Railway]] opened 1905. Branch line of  EBR ; opened 1905, extended 1907
*[[Lalmonirhat-Gitaldaha(Geetaldaha) Railway]] opened c.1900. Link between [[Bengal Dooars Railway]] and [[Cooch Behar State Railway]].
*[[Manihari Branch Railway]] opened 1887. Branch from Katihar Section of EBR
*[[Murshidabad Branch Railway]] opened 1909. Branch line of EBR
*[[Patipukur Loop Railway]] opened  1904. Chord line of  EBR  for goods
*[[Raiti Branch Railway]] opened 1910. Branch from Poradaha Section of EBR
*[[Tanga Branch Railway]]. Branch of Assam Section of EBR ; under construction, 1911
*[[Bengal Central Railway]] opened 1882. Private company without guarantee; merged into EBR , 1905
*[[Bengal Dooars Railway]](BDR) opened 1893. Independent Company operation small MG network;  merged into EBR , 1941
*[[Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway]] opened 1899. Amalgamated with EBR , 1904 together with [[Phulchari Branch Railway]] and [[Santahar-Kaunia Loop Railway]].
*[[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]] opened 1862. Surrendered to [[Government of India |GoI]] , 1 Apr 1868; Worked by State, 1868-70; by EBR, 1870-74; merged into EBR, 1884
*[[Cooch Behar State Railway]] opened 1893. State railway, worked and finally bought by EBR  c.1899
*[[Dacca State Railway]] opened 1885. Formerly [[Narayanganj-Dacca-Mymensingh State Railway]] ; merged into EBR , 1887; becoming Dacca Section of EBR
*[[Diamond Harbour Line Railway]] opened 1862. First opened as [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]]; merged into EBR , 1884
*[[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]] opened 1884-85. Constructed by EBR as [[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|NG]] Tram, converted to [[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|NG]], 1901; part to EBR Gauhati Branch ; part to BDR Kurigram Branch
*[[Kaunia-Kurigram Railway]] opened c.1885. Narrow gauge(NG); merged into EBR  1887; converted to metre gauge 1928/29.
*[[Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway]] opened 1898. Owned by [[Indian General Navigation and Railway Company]]; worked and finally purchased by EBR
*[[Northern Bengal State Railway]](NBSR)opened 1877. Merged into EBR , 1887; becoming the EBR North Bengal Section
*[[Poradah Branch Railway]] opened c.1880. Constructed by [[Northern Bengal State Railway]](NBSR) but worked by EBR; apparently taken over by EBR c.1913
*[[Ranagat-Bangaon Railway]] opened 1882. Opened as part of [[Bengal Central Railway]]; became section of EBR , 1905
*[[Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway]] opened 1899. Narrow gauge(NG), via Shantipur. Constructed by [[Martin's Light Railways]] Company  taken over by EBR, 1904
*[[Santipur-Nabadwip Light Railway]] opened 1898. Constructed by [[Martin's Light Railways]] Company; taken over by EBR , 1904
*[[Sara-Sirajgonj Railway]] opened 1915-16. Private company, worked by EBR, finally purchased by EBR
*[[Khulna-Bagerhat Railway]] opened 1918-19. Narrow gauge(NG) railway; constructed in 1918. Worked by EBR
*[[Lalmonirhat-Gitaldaha(Geetaldaha) Railway]] opened c.1900. Link between [[Bengal Dooars Railway]]  and [[Cooch Behar State Railway]], jointly worked.
*[[Teesta-Kurigram Railway]] opened c.1885. Section of [[Kaunia-Kurigram Railway]] , worked by EBR
*[[Netrakona-Mohanganj Railway]]  was constructed between 1912 and 1918 by the Mymensingh–Bhairab Bazar Railway Company, worked by EBR
==EBR Train Ferry Links==
*[[Pandu Ghat-Gauhati Railway]] opened c.1908 Link constructed by EBR to link the [[Amingaon-Pandu Train Ferry]]. Rail transhipment by ferry crossing the Brahmaputra River linking EBR system to [[Assam Bengal Railway]](ABR)'s network. Worked by ABR; transferred to ABR, 1922
*[[Sara Train Ferry]] opened c.1899. Ferry link from EBR main line across Ganges to Sara taking Goods wagons. Operated until 1915 on opening of Hardinge Bridge
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]

Revision as of 11:07, 29 December 2017

Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked

- a sub-section of the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) page

EBR Railway Network

The Eastern Bengal Railway(EIR) owned and operated an extensive network of railways of broad gauge(BG), metre gauge(MG) and 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG)

The EBR also managed, worked and maintained a number of lines on behalf of other parties.

The development of the EBR can be considered as three divisions:-

EBR Broad Gauge Division

The following is generally based on pages 42-43 of the ‘1918 Administration Report on Railways’ [1]

The broad gauge(BG) from the Calcutta terminus station at Sealdah via Dum Dum and Ranaghat to Poradaha opened in 1862 and extended in 1864 to Kushtia. The company had also acquired a steam vessel service operating between Kushtia and Dacca on the Ganges River (known in this region as the Padma River) [2]. In 1871 the line was extended from Poradaha to a new ferry terminal at Goalundo , about 45 miles east of Kushtai and reducing the river trip to Dacca. These railways became the start of the ‘EBR Eastern Division’.

In 1868 the Government of India took ownership of the BG Calcutta and South Eastern Railway and awarded the EBR the contract for working the line from Calcutta to Port Canning. This became, this became start of the the ‘EBR Southern Section’.

‘EBR Eastern Section’ - by 1874 the BG branch from Poradaha to Damukdia on the right bank of Padma River, opposite Sara Ghat had opened. Passengers crossed the river Padma by railway operated steamer ferry using the Sara Train Ferry. In 1874 this linked to the metre gauge(MG) Northern Bengal State Railway (NBSR) running northwards reaching Siliguri. By 1879 the journey north from Calcutta to Shiliguri became possible without a break. At Siliguri , in the foothills of the Himilayas, there was a connection with the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway (which opened 1879-81) [3]

‘EBR Central Section’ - the EBR operated the Bengal Central Railway from the outset with two BG lines Ranaghat to Bangaon , opened in Oct 1882; and Dum Dum which reached Khulna (Khoolna) in 1884, via Bangaon (Bongong) and Jessore.

‘EBR Southern Section’- in 1883 was extended to reach Diamond Harbour.

‘EBR Eastern Section’ - in 1890 was extended further eastward to Faridpur and from 1905 northwards to reach Murshidabad and on to Lalgola Ghat in 1907. Two proposals for further extensions are given in the ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ :- the 1909 map shows a dotted line to extend the line northwards from Lagola to connect to the EBR metre gauge(MG) network at Katiawar [4] and the ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ states [5] “There is also a proposal to bridge the Bhagirathi River between Jiaganj and Murshidabad, and to connect the new line with the East Indian Railway system”.
Neither of these proposals were adopted.

Further minor branches had been constructed thereafter giving by 1918 a total BG network of 569 miles(915km) :- ‘Eastern Section’ 371 miles(597km), ‘Southern Section’ 70 miles(km) and ‘Central Section’ 128 miles(206km)

In addition the BG Sara-Sirajgonj Railway 53 mile(85km) branch from the EBR mainline had been constructed and then worked by EBR as a part of the ‘EBR Eastern Section’

EBR Metre Gauge Division

The following is generally based on pages 47-48 of the ‘1918 Administration Report on Railways’ [6]

See separate pages for more information and references

Northern Bengal State Railway (NBSR) in 1877-78 opened the metre gauge(MG) Santahar via Parvatipur(Parbatipur on map) to Jalpaguri line extending it northwards to Siliguri in 1878 and southwards to the Train Ferry at Sara Ghat in 1879. This completed the northern link. The NBSR had also by this date completed the line eastward from Parvatipur via Rangpur(Rungpore on map) to Kaunia(Kauniya on map). At Kaunia the line linked to the narrow gauge(NG) Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway. In 1887, to ensure better management the NBSR was transferred to the EBR, this became the start of the ‘EBR Metre Gauge’.

Dacca State Railway(DSR) also in 1887, was transferred to the EBR although thisMG line was not connected to the EBR system. Later, in 1899, the EBR constructed the MG Mymensingh-Jamalpur-Jagannath Railway, owned by the Indian General Navigation and Railway Company. The two lines were linked and worked jointly by EBR.

Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway in 1899-1900 opened two MG ines which were worked by EBR. Santahar to Bonarpara, 51 miles(81km) and the Phulchari Branch Railway from Bonarpara to Phulchari, 8 miles(14km). In 1904 the EBR acquired these lines became the first part of the EBR ‘Santahar-Kaunia Loop Section’ when the system was extended to Kaunia in 1905

Gauhati Branch Railway in 1906 the EBR opened from Golakganj eastward and reached Armingoan by 1909; where it linked to EBR’s Amingaon-Pandu Train Ferry; crossing the Brahmaputra River to the Pandu Ghat-Gauhati Railway connecting to Assam-Bengal Railway(ABR) at Gauhati. This completed the ‘EBR Mainline MG’ of 328 miles(528km).

By 1918, with further construction of branches, the EBR network had a MG line length of 978 miles(1573km)

EBR Narrow Gauge Division

The following is generally based on pages 49-52 of the ‘1918 Administration Report on Railways’ [7]

See separate pages for more information and references

Kaunia-Kurigram Railway had opened in 1882 as a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line running east wards from Kaunia, where it connected to the NBSR metre gauge(MG). Taken over by EBR in 1887 and in 1901 the section from Kaunia to Teesta was converted to MG becoming part of the 'EBR Metre Gauge'

Cooch Behar State Railway, 2ft 6in/762mm NG, from its junction with the EBR at Gitaldaha reached Cooch Behar in 1898, owned by the Princely Cooch Behar State and worked by the EBR. The line was extended northward to the border with British Territory in 1900 and to Jainti in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in 1901. In 1910 the entire line from Gitaldaha to Jainti line was converted to MG becoming the 'Jainti Branch' of the 'EBR Metre Gauge'

Khulna-Bagerhat Railway, 2ft 6in/762mm NG, 20 miles(32km) opened in 1918. Owned by a private company but worked by EBR. The line ran from Khulna Khulna was the end of the ‘EBR Central Section’ broad gauge(BG) mainline to Bagirhaut,

Alphabetical Listing of EBR lines and lines worked by EBR

See separate pages for more information and references

EBR Train Ferry Links

References

  1. ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 42-43 (pdf51-52) ; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017
  2. ↑ H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 127-8, paragraphs 3.51 - 3.55 Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
  3. ↑ “National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh – Railways”; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017
  4. ↑ ‘Gazetteer of India’ v. 26, Atlas 1909 edition, Railway Map--Sectional (2), p. 24. ; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017
  5. ↑ ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India’, v. 18, p. 50. ; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017
  6. ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 47-48 (pdf56-57) ; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017
  7. ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 49-52 (pdf58-60) ; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017
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