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Jagannathganj Ghat Branch Railway

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The [['''Jagannathganj Ghat Branch Railway]] is ''' was a branch from Jamalpur on the the Dacca Section of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] (EBR) (Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat section). The date of opening is not clear but thought to be soon after the opening in 1887 of the EBR Dacca Section (formerly [[Bahadurabad GhatDacca State Railway]] section).
The branch line connect connected the EBR main line to the ferry terminal at [[Jagannathganj Ghat]] on the east bank of the Brahmaputra (Jamuna) River. The ferry is was an integrated part of the railway system and connects connected to [[Sirajganj Ghat]]on the west bank.It was branch-line connecting to the Dacca Section of the Eastern Bengal Railway (EBR) (Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat section) and was worked Eastern Bengal Railway(EBR)<refname=name>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj%E2%80%93Bahadurabad_Ghat_line Wikipedia "Narayanganj to Bahadurabad Ghat Line"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 20156 Feb 2016</ref>
The line was taken over by the government in 1948–49 and is now under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway<ref name=name/>. ==Further Information==See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''
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