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| + | The '''Bengal-Dooars Railway''' was a company owned and opearted collection of small metre gauge lines that ran from its junction with the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] north west towards the [[Bhutan]] border. | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
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| + | The Company was formed in the UK in 1891 and the main contract signed in the same year. The longest line ran from [[Lalmanir Hat]] in [[Rangpur District]] north west through [[Cooch Behar]] and [[Jalpaiguri]] Districts to the [[Western Dooars]] on the borders of [[Bhutan]]. The line's headquarters were at [[Domohani]]. | ||
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| + | The undertaking was amalgamated with the [[Eastern Bengal State Railway]] in January 1941. | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Assisted Railways]] | [[Category:Assisted Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 17 January 2009
| Bengal Dooars Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Lalmanir Hat towards Bhutan | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 153 miles (1905) 158 miles (1922) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1891 | Company formed | |
| 1941 | Merged into Eastern Bengal Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Lalmanir Hat | |
| System agency | ||
| Company owned and worked | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bengal-Dooars Railway was a company owned and opearted collection of small metre gauge lines that ran from its junction with the Eastern Bengal Railway north west towards the Bhutan border.
History
The Company was formed in the UK in 1891 and the main contract signed in the same year. The longest line ran from Lalmanir Hat in Rangpur District north west through Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri Districts to the Western Dooars on the borders of Bhutan. The line's headquarters were at Domohani.
The undertaking was amalgamated with the Eastern Bengal State Railway in January 1941.
