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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)