Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway

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Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway
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Line of route
Howrah to Sheakhalla
Gauge / mileage
2' 0" NG 20 miles (1905)
20 miles (1943)
Timeline
1898 Line opened to traffic
1971 Closed
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Howrah, Sheakhalla
System agency
Worked by Martin's Light Railways
How to interpret this infobox

The Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway (HSLR) was a short 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railway which ran from Howrah north-westwards to Sheakhalla. [1]

The HSLR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways, a management company based in Calcutta. [2]

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