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The '''Bengal Provincial Railway Company''' (BPR) worked was formed c.1884. This private line was opened in 1885; a short (33 mile) 2' 6" narrow gauge railway from [[Magra]] (in [[Hooghly]] district) to [[Tarakeshwar]], an important place of pilgrimage for the Shiva sect.
This Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was formerly known as [[Tarakeshwar Magra Railway]]; closed 1956
==Lines worked by BPR at some time==
*[[Dasghara-Jamalpurgunj Railway]], opened 1917-18. Owned by [[Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway]]; worked by BPR, 1919
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
