Barasat–Basirhat–Hasnabad section

Barasat Basirhat Railway was a light railway opened in 1914 and closed in 1955.

History

Barasat Basirhat Railway (BBR) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway line started by Martin & Co. in 1914 as part of their wide network of narrow gauge operations under the aegis of Martin's Light Railways. The line connected the two towns of Barasat and Basirhat near Calcutta (now Kolkata), in West Bengal, India.^[1]

The line was closed in 1955, after Indian independence (in 1947), when all such privately run lines were taken over by the government or were being closed.^[2]

But rather than suffer ignonimity and death, BBR got a fresh lease of life when Indian Railways placed the line under its Eastern Railways zone under Sealdah division and converted the route partly to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) in 1962,^[3] Later on, this route was fully restored to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) and local trains started plying the route.

Route

Barasat–Basirhat Railway
0 km Barasat 3 km Kazipara Barasat 6 km Karea Kadambagachhi 10 km Bahira Kalibari 12 km Sondalia 15 km Beliaghata Road 18 km Lebutala 20 km Bhasila 24 km Harua Road 27 km Kankra Mirzanagar 31 km Malatipur 33 km Ghovarash Ghona 36 km Champapukur 41 km Bhyabla Halt 42 km Basirhat 45 km Matania Anantpur 47 km Madhyampur 48 km Nimdanri 51 km Taki Road 53 km Hasnabad Junction

Barasat Basirhat Railway is a section of Indian Railways under Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway. This route is part of Kolkata Suburban railway.This section is Electrified Double Line Broad Gauge extended up to Hasnabad junction. Indian Railway operated many MEMU service to this route.

See also

• Sealdah-Hasnabad-Bangaon-Ranaghat line

References

1. R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
2. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
3. "Non-IR Railways in India". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

External links

• list of trains between Barasat and Hasanabad Junction.