Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway

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Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway
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Line of route
Barasat to Basirhat
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 26 miles (1905)
52 miles (1943)
Timeline
1952 Nationalised
1955 Closed
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Barasat, Kadamgacha, Diganga, Bishnupur, Basirhat
System agency
Martin's Light Railways
1952 Eastern Railway (IR zone)
How to interpret this infobox

The Barasat-Basirhat Light Railway (BBLR) was a small privately-owned and run narrow gauge (2' 6") railway which ran from Barasat, on the Eastern Bengal Railway (Central Section), east for 26 miles to Basirhat.

The BBLR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways, a company based in Calcutta.


External links

"Martin's Light Railways" Wikipedia.