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Sylhet District tramways
Sylhet District tramways
A group of four tramways in the Sylhet District were surveyed in 1897-98. By 1906 the report shows that only part of one of the four tramways was in progress -
- Kalaura-Sylhet Tramway was under construction for the section from Kalaura-Sylhet; this superceeded the Kalaura via Sylhet to Chhatak proposal below.[1]
The other proposals were not apparently adopted.[1]
- Sutang to Madna, reconnoitred in 1898 – 30 miles
- Srimangal to Manumukh, reconnoitred in 1898 – 22 miles
- Kalaura via Sylhet to Chhatak, reconnoitred in 1898 – 53 miles
- Karimganj to Chandi Khira,with branch from Pathar Kandri Bazar to Magura Cherra, reconnoitred in 1897 – 43 miles
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906" pdf version page 5; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015