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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox rail line The Bardhaman–Katwa line is a Шаблон:Track gauge broad gauge branch line connecting Bardhaman and Katwa in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway. The line was a narrow gauge line, before its gauge conversion began on 2010. The gauge conversion was done in two phases along with electrification and the full broad gauge line was thrown open for public again on 12 January 2018.[1]

History

McLeod's Light Railways

McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) consisted of four Шаблон:RailGauge narrow gauge lines in West Bengal in India. The railways were built and owned by McLeod & Company, which was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd.[2]

Burdwan-Katwa Railway connecting Bardhaman (earlier known as Burdwan) and Katwa in now Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal was opened to traffic on 1 December 1915. The railway was built in Шаблон:RailGauge gauge and total length was Шаблон:Convert.[3]

The engines chugged along at the maximum speed of 30 km per hour.[4][5]

Gauge Conversion

The 53 km long railway section was converted to Шаблон:RailGauge broad gauge,[6][7] work for which began on 15 April 2010.[8]

The Bardhaman-Balogna section of the line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 11 February 2014.[9] The Balogna-Katwa section of the line, after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge, was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.[10]

References

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Шаблон:Railway lines in Eastern India