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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|caption=
|route= [[Burdwan]] to [[Katwa]]
|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
|gauge1details= 32 miles (estimate)
|gauge2=
|gauge2details=
|gauge3=
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|gauge4=
|gauge4details=
|timeline1date= 1915
|timeline1details= Opened to traffic
|timeline2date=
|timeline2details=
|timeline3date=
|timeline3details=
|timeline4date=
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|timeline5date=
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|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|stations=
|system1date= 1915
|system1details= [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
|system2date= 1966
|system2details= [[Eastern Railway]] (IR zone)
|system3date=
|system3details=
}}
The '''Burdwan-Katwa Railway''' (BKR) was a narrow gauge line, built and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]], opening to traffic on 01 December 1915.
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.
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
|image=
|caption=
|route= [[Burdwan]] to [[Katwa]]
|gauge1= 2' 6" NG
|gauge1details= 32 miles (estimate)
|gauge2=
|gauge2details=
|gauge3=
|gauge3details=
|gauge4=
|gauge4details=
|timeline1date= 1915
|timeline1details= Opened to traffic
|timeline2date=
|timeline2details=
|timeline3date=
|timeline3details=
|timeline4date=
|timeline4details=
|timeline5date=
|timeline5details=
|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|stations=
|system1date= 1915
|system1details= [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
|system2date= 1966
|system2details= [[Eastern Railway]] (IR zone)
|system3date=
|system3details=
}}
The '''Burdwan-Katwa Railway''' (BKR) was a narrow gauge line, built and operated as part of [[McLeod's Light Railways]], opening to traffic on 01 December 1915.
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.
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
