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|company12=1941|company12details= [[Bengal Dooars Railway]]
|headquarters= [[Calcutta]]
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The '''Eastern Bengal Railway''' (EBR) was formed in 1858 for "the construction and working of a line from Calcutta to Dacca, with a branch to Jessore. Capital 1,000,000''l''. This amount has been sanctioned for the line from Clacutta to the Ganges at Kooshtee, near Pubnah, about 80 miles, all that is authorised to be proceeded with at present. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent on 1,000,000''l''." (1)
The GoI merged the [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]] into the EBSR, and several others in 1887. In 1904, the EBSR took over the [[Bengal Central Railway]]. In 1915, the system reverted to the style, '''Eastern Bengal Railway'''.
During the 1920s, the EBR continued to grow by merger and amalgamation, and also began to convert sections of metre and narrow gauge to eliminate rail bottlenecks. On 1 January 1941, the GoI acquired the [[Bengal Dooars Railway]] and merged it into the EBR. In 1942, the GoI merged the EBR with the [[Assam Bengal Railway]] to create the [[Bengal and Assam Railway]].
