Tarakeshwar - Magra Light Railway

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The Tarakeshwar - Magra Light Railway was private line opened in 1885. A short (33 mile/53 km)) 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway from Magra (in Hooghly district) to Tarakeshwar, an important place of pilgrimage for the Shiva sect.

The railway was owned by the Bengal Provincial Railway Company(BPR)

Further Information

See Bengal Provincial Railway