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Also the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are listed and may provide information concerning this railway:- ==Further Information==*See '''L/F/8/1-20[[McLeod''' "Appointments to State s Light Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946" *]]'''Z/L/F/8/1-2''': "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946"
'Further Information' added , mileage added, State Railway Staffing comment deleted
|route= [[Ahmadpur]] to [[Katwa]]
|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
|gauge1details= 32 miles (estimate)
|gauge2=
|gauge2details=
}}
The '''Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway''' (AKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, built 32 miles(51km), constructed by Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company, and later operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]], opening to traffic on 29 September 1917.
The 1918 Administration Report on Indian Railways shows that the working/operating agency was the Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company.
*'''L/F/8/20/1656''' “Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway, Contract for construction of a railway”
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