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Also known as the '''Howrah-Amta Tramway''' in some records
See also page '''[[Howrah Tramways (Light Railways)]]'''
The '''Howrah-Amta Light Railway''' (HALR) was a short 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which ran from [[Howrah]] westwards to [[Amta]].
The lines continued to operate privately long after Independence in 1947, and finally converted to Broad Gauge and electrified from 1984 onwards <ref name=Wiki/>.
==HALR System==
The following is the progress in opening<ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 282 pdf 324]; Retrieved 1 Aug 2020</ref>:-
* ‘Main Line’
** Telkul Ghat(Howrah) via Dumjur to Bargachia, 15 miles(24km), opened 1897, the first 2 miles(3.2km) to Kadamtala also worked by the ‘[[Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway]]’
** Bargachia via Maju to Amta, 12 miles(19km), opened 1898
* ‘Champadanga Branch’
** Bargachia to Jagatbalabpur, 1½ miles(4km), opened 1897
** Jagatbalabpu to Autpur, 8½ miles(14km), opened 1904
** Autpur to Champadanga, 7 miles(11km), opened 1908
Total line length 44 miles(71km)
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 <ref name=Hist1937/>
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
==Stations==
==Further Information==
See also page '''[[Howrah Tramways (Light Railways)]]'''<br>and page '''[[Martin's Light Railways]]'''
== References ==
