Assam-Bengal Railway
Assam-Bengal Railway | ||
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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 railway | |
Key locations | ||
Presidency | Bengal | |
Stations | ||
System agency | ||
1892 | Assam-Bengal Railway | |
1942 | Bengal and Assam Railway | |
How to interpret this infobox |
Assam-Bengal Railway | ||
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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.