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Eastern Bengal Railway - Lines owned and worked

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*[[Dhubri Branch Railway]], MG branch line of ‘EBR Assam Section Metre Gauge’, opened 1902
*[[Diamond Harbour Line Railway]], BG link line opened 1862 by the [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]]; and worked by EBR; merged into EBR, 1884 becoming the start of the ‘EBR Southern Section’.
*[[Faridpur Branch Railway]], BG branch of the [[Poradah Poradaha Branch Railway]] of ‘EBR Eastern Section’, opened 1898-99.
*[[Gauhati Branch Railway]], MG branch line of ‘EBR Assam Section Metre Gauge’, incorporating part of [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway]] , opened 1906, extended up to 1909.
*[[Goalundo Branch Railway]], BG branch line of ‘EBR Eastern Section’, opened 1862; extended up to 1882.
*[[Kosi Branch Railway]], MG branch line of ‘EBR Metre Gauge’, opened 1887, extended to 1909
*[[Krishnager-Nabadwip Light Railway ]], NG line part of the [[Santipur-Nabadwip Light Railway ]]
*[[Kurigram Branch Railway]], NG line, alternative name see ‘[[Teesta-Kurigram Branch Railway]]’
*[[Kushtia Loop Railway]], BG branch line of ‘EBR Eastern Section’, opened 1864; extended 1881
*[[Lalgola Ghat Branch Railway]],BG branch line of ‘EBR Eastern Section’opened 1905 as the [[Murshidabad Branch Railway]], extended 1907 to [[Lalgola Ghat Branch Railway|’Lalgola Ghat’]]
*[[Poradaha Branch Railway]], MG, opened c.1880. Constructed by [[Northern Bengal State Railway]], but worked by EBR; apparently taken over by EBR c.1913
*[[ Phulchari Branch Railway]] MG line, opened 1899 by a branch company but worked by EBR. Amalgamated into the EBR, 1904 together with [[Brahmaputra-Sultanpur Railway]], to form the [[Santahar-Kaunia Loop Railway|‘Santahar-Kaunia Loop Railway’]].
*[[Raiti Branch Railway]], BG branch of the [[Poradah Poradaha Branch Railway]] of ‘EBR Eastern Section’, opened 1916.
*[[Ranagat-Bangaon Railway]], BG opened 1882 as part of [[Bengal Central Railway]]; became section of EBR , 1905
*[[Ranaghat-Krishnagar Light Railway]] Company, NG lines opened 1898-99 as two parts [[Santipur-Krishnager Light Railway]] and [[Krishnager-Nabadwip Light Railway]] built and initially worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]]. Company taken over by EBR, 1904becoming part of ‘EBR Narrow Gauge Section’
==EBR Train Ferry Links==
*[[Pandu Ghat-Gauhati Railway]] opened c.1908 Link constructed by EBR to link the [[Amingaon-Pandu Train Ferry]]. Rail transhipment by ferry crossing the Brahmaputra River linking EBR system to [[Assam Bengal Railway]](ABR)'s network. Worked by ABR; transferred to ABR, 1922
*[[Sara Train Ferry]] opened c.1899. Ferry link from EBR main line across Ganges to Sara taking Goods wagons. Operated until 1915 on opening of [[Hardinge Bridge]].
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