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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal]] | ||
|stations= [[Sealdah]], [[Ballygunge]], [[Dhakuria]], [[Jadabpur]], [[Gariya]], [[Bansra]], | |stations= [[Sealdah]], [[Ballygunge]], [[Dhakuria]], [[Jadabpur]], [[Gariya]], [[Bansra]], | ||
|system1date= | |system1date= 1868 | ||
|system1details= | |system1details= State agency | ||
|system2date= | |system2date= 1884 | ||
|system2details= | |system2details= [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] | ||
|system3date= | |system3date= | ||
|system3details= | |system3details= | ||
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The '''Calcutta and South Eastern Railway''' (CSER) was formed in 1859 for "the construction and working of a line from Calcutta to the Port of the Mutlah - length, about 29 miles. Capital 250,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." 1 | The '''Calcutta and South Eastern Railway''' (CSER) was formed in 1859 for "the construction and working of a line from Calcutta to the Port of the Mutlah - length, about 29 miles. Capital 250,000''l''. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." (1) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In 1868, having suffered extensive losses on their Sealdah-Canning line because of floods and other problems, the directors of the CSER | In 1868, having suffered extensive losses on their Sealdah-Canning line because of floods and other problems, the directors of the CSER exercised their right to surrender the line to the Government of India in return for the capital costs. The CSER thus became the first railway in state ownership. | ||
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The following are held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. | The following are held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]]. | ||
*L/AG/46/4/13 : Contracts of appointment (1856-1866). | *'''L/AG/46/4/13''' : Contracts of appointment (1856-1866). | ||
The above is partially indexed in | The above is partially indexed in | ||
*Z/L/AG/46 : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925). | *'''Z/L/AG/46''' : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925). | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 26 January 2009
| Calcutta and South Eastern Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Calcutta to Port Canning (Matla) | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 29 miles (1859) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1859 | Formed as Guaranteed company | |
| 1868 | Transferred to State ownership | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Sealdah, Ballygunge, Dhakuria, Jadabpur, Gariya, Bansra, | |
| System agency | ||
| 1868 | State agency | |
| 1884 | Eastern Bengal Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Calcutta and South Eastern Railway (CSER) was formed in 1859 for "the construction and working of a line from Calcutta to the Port of the Mutlah - length, about 29 miles. Capital 250,000l. Rate of Interest Guaranteed - 5 per cent." (1)
History
In 1868, having suffered extensive losses on their Sealdah-Canning line because of floods and other problems, the directors of the CSER exercised their right to surrender the line to the Government of India in return for the capital costs. The CSER thus became the first railway in state ownership.
Records
The following are held in the India Office Records at the British Library.
- L/AG/46/4/13 : Contracts of appointment (1856-1866).
The above is partially indexed in
- Z/L/AG/46 : Index to UK Appointments to Indian Railways (1849-1925).
Notes
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.