Assam Bengal Railway
Railways | |
Founded | 1892 |
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Defunct | 1942 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Assam and Bengal |
Services | Rail transport |
The Assam Bengal Railway (ABR) was one of the pioneering railway companies in British India. Headquartered in Chittagong, it functioned from 1892 to 1942.[1][2][3][4]
History
Assam Bengal Railway was incorporated in 1892 to serve British-owned tea plantations in Assam.[5]
Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891. A 150 kilometres (93 mi) track between Chittagong and Comilla was opened to traffic in 1895. The Comilla-Akhaura-Kulaura-Badarpur section was opened in 1896–1898 and finally extended to Lumding in 1903.[6][7][8] The Assam Bengal Railway constructed a branch line to Guwahati, connecting the city to the eastern line in 1900. The line was extended to Tinsukia in 1902 and it was also connected to Dibru-Sadiya Railway in 1903.[5]
In 1936, the company owned 205 locomotives, 588 coaches and 5922 goods wagons.[9]
On 1 January 1942 the Assam Bengal Railway combined with the
On 14 April 1952, the 2,857 km long Assam Railway and the
Classification
It was labeled as a Class I railway according to
Conversion to broad gauge
The Indian part of ABR was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 1990s to 2010s. The Bangladesh part is under conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.
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- ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. p. 211.
- ^ People's Republic of Bangladesh, Retrieved: 11 January 2007
- ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.37
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- ^ "Indian Railway Classification". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. pp. 210–219.