Dhubri Branch Railway

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The Dhubri Branch Railway was a metre gauge(MG) branch of Assam Section of the East Bengal Railway(EBR). The short branchline from Dhubri on the EBR mainline to Fakiragram opened in 1902 [1].

Fakiragram was the terminal station of the Goalpara Forest Tramway and where the timber extracted from the forests was tranferred to the EBR network for distribution [2].

Further Information

See East Bengal Railway

References

  1. ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 47, pdf page 55; Retrieved 25 Aug 2016
  2. ↑ "British Forest Policy in Assam" by Rajib Handique page 117; Retrieved 25 Aug 2016
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