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==Comment== | ==Comment== | ||
the '[[Goalundo-Narayanganj Extension Railway Survey]]' had been undertaken by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) during the period 1894-98. The record states “the object of connecting Calcutta with the Assam-Bengal Railway”. The line was not constructed and is a previous failure to provide a connection to East Bengal | the '[[Goalundo-Narayanganj Extension Railway Survey]]' had been undertaken by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) during the period 1894-98. The record states “the object of connecting Calcutta with the Assam-Bengal Railway”. The line was not constructed and is a previous failure to provide a connection to East Bengal | ||
A further survey was undertaken in 1906 to connect this proposed line to the [[Hajiganj-Shatnal Railway Survey|proposed '''Hajiganj-Shatnal Railway''' -'' see separate page'']]. This line also was not constructed. | |||
Even today the railway stops at Goalundo Ghat Station, a short distance from the ferry terminal at Daulatdia crossing to Paturia on the opposite bank of the Ganges. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railway Surveys]] | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||