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Jessore-Jhenidah Railway

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The '''Jessore-Jhenidah Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that opened in 1913. Together with the [[Kotchandpur Branch Railway]] gave a line length of 36 miles (57km). Owned and worked by the Jessore-Jhenidah Railway Company, a private company supported by the District Board of Jessore.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page ]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessore-Jhenidah_Light_Railway Wikipedia "Jessore-Jhenidah Light Railway"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900 - 1947")]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
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