Bengal Provincial Railway

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

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 2-4-0 T locomotives.^[5] There also was a branch line from Dashghora to Jamalpur.

Legend

	km
Bandel–Katwa line
	50	Tribeni (BG)
	50	Tribeni (NG)
	46	Magra Ganj
		to Barddhaman
	47	Magra Junction
		Kunti river
		to Sheoraphuli
	42	Sultangacha
	39	Halusai
	36	Mahanad
	32	Dwarbasini
	29	Goal Amra
	27	Melki
	25	Bhastara
	23	Majinan
	19	Rudrani
		Howrah–Barddhaman chord line
	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)
		Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar line
		to Magra

		Sheoraphuli
		Howrah–Barddhaman main line
	km

Rolling stock

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

Classification

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

Closure

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

References

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

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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.

[Hughes-9] Hughes, Hugh 1994 Indian Locomotives Pt. 3, Narrow Gauge 1863–1940. Continental Railway Circle.