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| − | The '''Diamond Harbour Line Railway''' was constructed by the [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]](CSER) as a link from their [[Calcutta]] to [[Port Canning]] line, it opened in 1863. | + | The '''Diamond Harbour Line Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line constructed by the [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]](CSER) as a link from their [[Calcutta]] to [[Port Canning]] line, it opened in 1863. |
<ref>"Railway Raj Safari 1a" by Keith Scholey</ref> | <ref>"Railway Raj Safari 1a" by Keith Scholey</ref> | ||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealdah_South_lines Wikipedia "Sealdah South lines"] Retrieved on 5 Apr 2016</ref> | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealdah_South_lines Wikipedia "Sealdah South lines"] Retrieved on 5 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 31 December 2017
The Diamond Harbour Line Railway was a broad gauge(BG) line constructed by the Calcutta and South Eastern Railway(CSER) as a link from their Calcutta to Port Canning line, it opened in 1863. [1] [2] Ownership of CPSR was transferred to the Government of India(GoI) on 1st April 1868. The CPSR was merged into the Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) on 1st July 1884.
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [3] gives the following:-
- Z/E/4/24/C182; "Calcutta, Railways, Line to Diamond Harbour not to be undertaken by Government but land to be granted to private individuals for"; 1853-54
Further Information
References
- ↑ "Railway Raj Safari 1a" by Keith Scholey
- ↑ Wikipedia "Sealdah South lines" Retrieved on 5 Apr 2016
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 5 Apr 2016
