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| − | |timeline2details= | + | |timeline2details= First section opened to traffic |
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Revision as of 20:09, 30 December 2008
| Assam-Bengal Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Chittagong to Tinsukia Lumding to Gauhati Lakshar to Chandpur (branch) Badarpur to Silchar (branch) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 740 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1891 | Construction started | |
| 1898 | First section opened to traffic | |
| 1904 | Traffic running throughout the length of the srailway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| 1892 | Assam-Bengal Railway | |
| 1942 | Bengal and Assam Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Assam-Bengal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
 Assam-Bengal Railway device | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1892 | Company formed to manage state line | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1892 | Assam-Bengal Railway | |
| Noakhali (Bengal) Railway | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Chittagong | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | ||
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1942 | Bengal and Assam Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 775 miles (1905) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| Assam Bengal Railway Battalion | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Assam-Bengal Railway (ABR) was a metre gauge railway built to connect the highlands of Assam with the port of Chittagong.
