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| − | Part of Assam Section of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) incorporating part of [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway|Kaunia Dharle Railway]] connecting [[Golakganj]] with [[Gauhati]], a distance of 147 miles (235km). | + | Part of Assam Section of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR) incorporating part of [[Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway|Kaunia Dharle Railway]] connecting [[Golakganj]] with [[Gauhati]], a distance of 147 miles (235km). |
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| + | [[Joseph Elston]] from the [[Public Works Department]] was the Engineer-in-Chief for the Survey in 1898 <ref name=name> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA488 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 488 (pdf page 451)] Retrieved on 18 May 2016</ref>. | ||
This Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line was opened in 1906 and extended to reach [[Armingoan]] by 1909; where it linked to EBR’s [[Amingaon-Pandu Train Ferry]]; crossing the Brahmaputra River to the [[Pandu Ghat-Gauhati Railway]] connecting to [[Assam-Bengal Railway]](ABR) at Gauhati. | This Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line was opened in 1906 and extended to reach [[Armingoan]] by 1909; where it linked to EBR’s [[Amingaon-Pandu Train Ferry]]; crossing the Brahmaputra River to the [[Pandu Ghat-Gauhati Railway]] connecting to [[Assam-Bengal Railway]](ABR) at Gauhati. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
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==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]''' | See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]''' | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 26 May 2016
Gauhati Branch Railway
Part of Assam Section of Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR) incorporating part of Kaunia Dharle Railway connecting Golakganj with Gauhati, a distance of 147 miles (235km).
Joseph Elston from the Public Works Department was the Engineer-in-Chief for the Survey in 1898 [1].
This Metre Gauge(MG) line was opened in 1906 and extended to reach Armingoan by 1909; where it linked to EBR’s Amingaon-Pandu Train Ferry; crossing the Brahmaputra River to the Pandu Ghat-Gauhati Railway connecting to Assam-Bengal Railway(ABR) at Gauhati.
References
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 488 (pdf page 451) Retrieved on 18 May 2016
