Northern Bengal State Railway

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Northern Bengal State Railway
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Line of route
Sara Ghat to Siliguri
Parbatipur to Dinagepore, Parbatipur to Kaunia
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 156 miles (1879)
Timeline
1874-1879 Initial construction
1887 Merged into Eastern Bengal State Railway
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Santahar, Chilahati, Jalpaiguri, Rungpore
System agency
State agency
How to interpret this infobox

The Northern Bengal State Railway (NBSR) was one of the first metre gauge(MG) lines to be constructed opening in 1874 from Sara Ghat, on the left bank of the Padma River. Initially built only as far as Chilahati but later extended to Siliguri , the NBSR branched west at Parbatipur to Dinagepore and east to Kaunia.

History

At the same time, a broad gauge(BG) extension of the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) from Poradaho to Damukdia on the right bank of Padma, opposite Sara Ghat branched off and extended eastward. Passengers crossed the river Padma by railway operated steamer ferry using the Sara Train Ferry [1]

With the later extension of the NBSR in 1879 to Siliguri the journey from Calcutta to Shiliguri became possible without a break. At Siliguri , in the foothills of the Himilayas, there was a connection with the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway (which opened 1879-81) [1]

In 1887, to ensure better management, the NBSR along with Dacca State Railway(DSR) and the narrow gauge(NG) Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway were amalgamated to form the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR).

Associated auxiliary force

Further Information

See Eastern Bengal Railway

References