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{{Work'''Sara-Sirajgonj Railway''' The Sara-Sirajgonj Railway Company Ltd opened this line in 1915-16; it was worked by [[Eastern Bengal Railway]](EBR). The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line takes off from [[Ishurdi]] , where it connected to the main line, in an easterly direction to [[Sirajganj]] on the banks of the Jamuna river, a length of 53 miles(85km). The line was woked by EBR as part of its network.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n53/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways inIndia – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 45]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref> The railway was finally purchased by EBR ==Records==Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved Jan 2016</ref>gives the following: -*'''L/F/8/18/1400''' “Sara-ProgressSirajganj Railway Company Limited, Indenture, Secretary of State; 1916" ==Further Information==See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway -Rly}}Lines owned and worked]]''' == References ==<references />
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