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Cooch Behar State Railway
| Cooch Behar State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Gitaldaha to Jainti | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 34 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 33 miles (1926) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1894 | First section opened to traffic | |
| 1898 | Fully open to traffic | |
| 1910 | Converted to metre gauge | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Gitaldaha, Cooch Behar, Jainti | |
| System agency | ||
| Eastern Bengal Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Cooch Behar State Railway (CBSR) was originally a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line that ran north from its junction with the Eastern Bengal Railway at Gitaldaha to Cooch Behar and on to Jainti in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.
Owned by the Princely Cooch Behar State, it was worked by the Eastern Bengal Railway. In 1910 the line was converted to metre gauge(MG). [1]