Tarkessur Railway
Tarkessur Railway | ||
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Line of route | ||
Howrah to Tarkessur | ||
Gauge / mileage | ||
Broad gauge | 22 miles (1905) | |
Timeline | ||
1885 | Line opened | |
Key locations | ||
Presidency | Bengal | |
Stations | Howrah, Tarkessur | |
System agency | ||
1885 | East Indian Railway | |
How to interpret this infobox |
The Tarkessur Railway (also named the Tarakeshwar and Tarakeswar Railways) was a short (22 mile) broad gauge branch line which ran from Howrah to the pilgrimage centre of Tarakeshwar. Worked by East Indian Railway Company(EIR)
Branch Line
- Sheoraphuli-Tarakeshwar Railway - a branch line opened 1885 by the Tarkessur Railway Co; worked by EIR