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The '''Burdwan-Katwa Railway''' (BKR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, 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.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf #page/n228/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 220]; Retrieved 17 Dec 201531 Jan 2016</ref>
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.
