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'''Khustia''' was the headquarters of the subdivision of the same name in Nadia District] during the British period. | '''Khustia''' was the headquarters of the subdivision of the same name in Nadia District] during the British period. | ||
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| + | The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) from the [[Calcutta]] terminus station at [[Sealdah]] via [[Dum Dum]] and [[Ranaghat]] to [[Poradaha]] opened in 1862 and extended in 1864 to [[Kushtia]]. The EBR company had also acquired a steam vessel service operating between [[Kushtia]] and [[Dacca]] on the Ganges River (known in this region as the Padma River) <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 127-8, paragraphs 3.51 - 3.55] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref>. In 1871 the line was extended from [[Poradaha]] to a new ferry terminal at [[Goalundo]] , about 45 miles east of [[Kushtai]] and reducing the river trip to [[Dacca]]. These railways became the start of the ‘EBR Eastern Division’. | ||
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| + | See page '''[[Eastern_Bengal_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked|EBR Lines Owned and Worked]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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====Historical books on-line==== | ====Historical books on-line==== | ||
*[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_063.gif Khustia Town] Imperial Gazetteer | *[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_063.gif Khustia Town] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 24 February 2021
| Kushtia | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 23.950207°N 88.7514711°E |
| Altitude: | 4 m (13.12 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Khustia |
| State/Province: | Khulna Division |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Transport links | |
| Eastern Bengal State Railway | |
Khustia was the headquarters of the subdivision of the same name in Nadia District] during the British period.
Railway Connections
The broad gauge(BG) from the Calcutta terminus station at Sealdah via Dum Dum and Ranaghat to Poradaha opened in 1862 and extended in 1864 to Kushtia. The EBR company had also acquired a steam vessel service operating between Kushtia and Dacca on the Ganges River (known in this region as the Padma River) [1]. In 1871 the line was extended from Poradaha to a new ferry terminal at Goalundo , about 45 miles east of Kushtai and reducing the river trip to Dacca. These railways became the start of the ‘EBR Eastern Division’.
See page EBR Lines Owned and Worked
References
Historical books on-line
- Khustia Town Imperial Gazetteer
