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In 1948, the Indian Government took over the privately-owned [[Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway]] (DHR) and began the conversion of the [[Kishanganj]] branch of the DHR from 2' to metre gauge. A new metre gauge line was extended eastwards spanning the Teesta, Torsha, and Sankosh rivers, the whole being opened on Republic Day (26 January) 1950 and once more connecting the railways of Assam with the rest of India.
On 14 January 1952 AR (and DHR) became part of [[North Eastern Railway]]; later, on 15 January 1958, both were transferred to [[Northeastern Northeast Frontier Railway]].
