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A Report on feasibility of the construction of a railway from [[Calcutta]] to [[Diamond Harbour]] was undertaken in 1839<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=LHopAAAAYAAJ&q=169&f=false#v=snippet&q=169&f=false "Herapath's Railway Journal", Volume 6, 1839, pages 169-172]; Retrieved 12 Nov 2016</ref>.

The [[The’ Calcutta and Diamond Harbour Dock & George’s Point Railway Co Ltd]] Company’ was formed floated in January 1845, the survey & proposals apparantly not adopted at that time.<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=LHopAAAAYAAJ "Herapath's Railway Journal", Volume 6, 1839, pages 169YBwYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false “Allen’s Indian Mail” Vol 3 Jan-172Dec 1945 Page 608 ];Retrieved 10 Dec 201512 Nov 2016</ref>, but did not proceed

The ‘[[Calcutta and South Eastern Diamond Harbour Dock & RailwayCo Ltd]] ’ was formed in 1859 as a private company but was taken over by 1845, the government in 1868survey & proposals were not not adopted at that time. The Diamond Harbour link was constructed by Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway in 1883 a distance of 60km(37 miles) from [[Sealdah]] (the southern Calcutta terminus)

==External Lnks==A despatch dated 16 Feb 1853 from the Financial(Railway) Department stated:- *[https:<br>''... the difficulties and dangers which attended the navigation of the river between Calcutta and its mouths, it appears to us that these evils would in great measure if not altogether be avoided by connecting Diamond Harbour with Calcutta by means of Railway communication and that such a work would be productive of much public benefit and would materially provide the shipping and mercantile connected with your Presidency. It also appears to us that the establishment of docks at Diamond Harbour in connection with the railway would be highly advantageous for the public interests.''<ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ IOR/E/en.wikipedia.org4/wiki819 Page 227</Sealdah_South_lines "Seadah South Lines"] Wikipediaref><br>However it is clear that no action was taken in response to this recommendation.

==Further Information==See '''The [[Calcutta Port and Docks South Eastern Railway]] was formed in 1859 as a private company but was taken over by the government in 1868. The Diamond Harbour link was constructed by Calcutta and South- RailwaysEastern Railway in 1883 a distance of 60km(37 miles) from [[Sealdah]]''' for further information on other developments to (the southern Calcutta Portterminus) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealdah_South_lines Wikipedia "Seadah South Lines" ]; Retrieved 12 Nov 2016</ref>