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The '''Kaunia-Kurigram Railway''' (KKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that extended connected to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Northern Bengal State Railway]] eastwards from [[Kaunia]] + to [[Teesta]], + and then to [[Kurigram]]. section The line first opened in 1882, with a length of 32 miles(51km) <ref name=Admin56>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n56mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 47 (pdf56) ]; Retrieved 27 Dec 2017</ref>

In 1916+''Notes''''<br>+“Kaunia-17 the conversion of Kurigram Railway” is also described in some records as the “Kaunia-Dharlia State Tram/Railway” as it linked [[Teesta-Kurigram RailwayKaunia]] section of KKR from NG to metre gauge(the Dharlia River where [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MGKurigram]]) was sanctioned by Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) under is located'' ''<br>+“Kaunia” is the spelling given in the agency of ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ 1908, the East Bengal Railway(EBR)‘1918 Administration Report’ and modern name. The NG rolling stock thus released was to be transferred to Alternative spelling “Kauniya” is used in the Khulna–Bagerhat ‘Imperial Gazetteer Railway Map’ 1909</blockquote> ''<refbr>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.+“Teesta” is the spelling given in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962the ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ 1908, the ‘Imperial Gazetteer Railway Map’ 1909 and the ‘1918 Administration Report’ and also the modern name which follows the name of the nearby River Teesta.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y "Railways in India – GOI Administrative Report 1916-17"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> The ‘Imperial Gazetteer’ 1908 gives the alternative “Tista” which is also the modern name''

Following conversion The line was over by [[East Bengal Railway]](EBR) in 1887 and in 1901 the 17 mile(27km) section from [[Kaunia]] to MG the [[Teesta-Kurigram Railway]] was worked by, and absorbed into, converted to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) MG becoming part of the Mainline of the East [[Eastern Bengal Railway(#EBR)networkMetre Gauge Division|‘EBR Metre Gauge Division’ - ''See separate page]] <ref name=Admin56/>.

''The following record requires verification''Between 1928-1929, the Kaunia-[[Teesta section was converted ]] to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MGKurigram]], a length of 15 miles(24km) and that from remained a 2ft 6in/762mm NG line at this time, this section was renamed the . [[Teesta-Kurigram Railway]] section to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG‘Teesta-Kurigram Railway’ - ''See separate page'']]).