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Bengal Provincial Railway

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Bengal Provincial Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway from Tarakeswar to Magra, in Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

History

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The Bengal Provincial Railway opened by Bengali engineer Annadaprasad Roy in 1895[2][3] from Tarakeswar on the East Indian Railway to Magra, which was on the East Indian Railway broad gauge. Built by local interests, the line was 32 miles (51 km) long, until extended a further 2 miles (3.2 km) to Tribeni in 1904.[4] The railway mostly used small 2-4-0T locomotives.[5] There also was a branch line from Dashghora to Jamalpur.

Bengal Provincial Railway
km
50
Tribeni (BG)
50
Tribeni (NG)
46
Magra Ganj
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47
Magra Junction
Kunti river
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42
Sultangacha
39
Halusai
36
Mahanad
32
Dwarbasini
29
Goal Amra
27
Melki
25
Bhastara
23
Majinan
19
Rudrani
Left arrow
15
Dhaniakhali
13
Shamashpoor
12
Kani Nadi
23
Jamaplurganj
21
Sure Khalna
19
Chakdighi
16
Sri Krishnapur
9
Dasghara Junction
6
Gopinagar
0
Tarakeswar (NG)
0
Tarakeswar (BG)
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Sheoraphuli
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km

Rolling stock

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2-4-0T locomotive No 5 of Bengal Provincial Railway, 1905

In 1936, the company owned three locomotives, 31 coaches and 69 goods wagons.[6]

Classification

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It was labeled as a Class III railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.[7][8]

Closure

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Increasing losses post World War 2 led to its closure in 1956.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Bengal Provincial Railway Co. vs Gopi Mohan Singh on 9 July, 1913". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "অন্নদাপ্রসাদের ১৮৯৪ সালের প্রাইভেট রেল আজ বিস্মৃতপ্রায়". bartamanpatrika.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ Chatterjee, Arup K. (25 January 2019). The Great Indian Railways: A Cultural Biography. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-88414-23-4.
  4. ^ "ভারতে প্রথম রেলযাত্রা সূচনার গৌরব বঙ্গদেশেরই হতে পারত". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern India". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  6. ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. p. 224.
  7. ^ "Indian Railway Classification". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. p. 223–226d.
  9. ^ Hughes, Hugh 1994 Indian Locomotives Pt. 3, Narrow Gauge 1863–1940. Continental Railway Circle.