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Burdwan-Katwa Railway
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| Burdwan-Katwa Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Burdwan to Katwa | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 33 miles | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1915 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| 1915 | McLeod's Light Railways | |
| 1966 | Eastern Railway (IR zone) | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Burdwan-Katwa Railway (BKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, 33 miles(54km), owned by the Burdwan-Katwa Railway Company. The railway was built and operated as part of McLeod's Light Railways(McLR), opening to traffic on 01 December 1915. [1]
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 [2].
Classification
Indian Railway Classification of 1926 - Class III railway system.
Later Development
In 1966, ownership of the BKR, together with its sister line, the Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway, was transferred to a zone of Indian Railways, Eastern Railway, which continues to operate the BKR as a narrow-gauge operation.
Further Information
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 220; Retrieved 31 Jan 2016
- ↑ 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 271 pdf 314; Retrieved 30 Jul 2020