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{{Short description|Railway in West Bengal, India}}
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{{Cooch Behar State Railway}}
The '''Cooch Behar State Railway''' was a [[narrow gauge]] {{RailGauge|762}} railway opened in 1894 in the foothills of the [[Eastern Himalaya]]s, presently [[Cooch Behar district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. It was converted to [[metre gauge]] {{RailGauge|1000}} in 1910.
'''Cooch Behar State Railway''' ('''CBSR''') was a {{RailGauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} [[narrow-gauge railway]] from [[Jayanti, Alipurduar|Jayanti]] to [[Lalmonirhat]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].
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==History==
[[Nripendra Narayan]], the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, established Cooch Behar State Railway in 1893-98. <ref name=cbsrly>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/cooch-behar-railway.html|title = The Cooch Behar State Railways (1903)|work= "The Cooch Behar state and its land revenue settlements" by H. N. Chaudhuri, Cooch Behar State Press, 1903 – Review by by R Sivaramakrishnan | publisher= [[IRFCA]]| accessdate = 2013-02-19 }}</ref>


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==History==
After some deliberations and discussions with the British authorities about their plans, it was decided in 1891-92 to build a narrow gauge railway from the southern bank of the [[Torsa River|Torsa]] opposite Cooch Behar town to [[Geetaldaha]], a station on the tracks of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] connecting Dhubri with [[Lalmonirhat Junction]], now in [[Bangladesh]]. The line was constructed with the following stations: Torsa, [[Dewanhat]], Chawrahat, [[Geetaldaha]] and Geetaldaha Ghat. It was opened for goods traffic from 15 September 1893 and for passenger traffic from 1 March 1894.<ref name=cbsrly/>
[[Nripendra Narayan]], the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, established Cooch Behar State Railway in 1893–98.<ref name=cbsrly>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/cooch-behar-railway.html|title = The Cooch Behar State Railways (1903)|work= "The Cooch Behar state and its land revenue settlements" by H. N. Chaudhuri, Cooch Behar State Press, 1903 – Review by R Sivaramakrishnan | publisher= [[IRFCA]]| accessdate = 2013-02-19 }}</ref> After some deliberations and discussions with the British authorities about their plans, it was decided in 1891–92 to build a {{RailGauge|2ft6in}}-wide [[narrow gauge]] railway from the southern bank of the [[Torsa River|Torsa]] opposite Cooch Behar town to [[Gitaldaha railway station|Gitaldaha]], a station on the tracks of [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] connecting [[Dhubri railway station|Dhubri]] with [[Lalmonirhat railway station|Lalmonirhat]], now in [[Bangladesh]]. The line was constructed with the following stations: Torsa, [[Dewanhat]], Chawrahat, [[Gitaldaha railway station|Gitaldaha]] and Gitaldaha Ghat. It was opened for goods traffic from 15 September 1893 and for passenger traffic from 1 March 1894.<ref name=cbsrly/> [[Cooch Behar railway station|Cooch Behar]] town was connected after a bridge was built on the Torsa and the line was extended to [[Alipurduar Junction railway station|Alipurduar]], [[Buxa]] and [[Jayanti, Alipurduar|Jayanti]] near the India–Bhutan border. The complete line measuring 53.5 miles was opened in 1901. It was converted to {{RailGauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre gauge]] in 1910. The railway system was operated by [[Eastern Bengal Railway]].<ref name=cbsrly/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Cooch_Behar_Railway |title =Cooch Behar Railway | publisher= fibis| accessdate = 2013-02-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900-1947)|publisher=IRFCA | accessdate = 2013-02-19 }}</ref> In 1932, only two trains ran on the route – one in the morning and the other in the evening.<ref name=cbsrly/> In the early 1950s, the system was amalgamated with [[Indian Railways]] as a part of North Eastern Railway (now [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Banerjee|first=Ajai|title=Zonal Reorganization of IR Since Independence|url=http://www.irfca.org/articles/zonal-reorg.html|publisher=IRFCA|accessdate=23 February 2013}}</ref>


==Conversion to broad gauge==
Cooch Behar town was connected after a bridge was built on the Torsa and the line was extended to [[Alipurduar]], [[Buxa]] and [[Jainti]] near the India-Bhutan border. The complete line measuring 53.5 miles was opened in 1901. It was converted to metre gaugein 1910. The railway system was operated by [[Eastern Bengal Railway]].<ref name=cbsrly/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Cooch_Behar_Railway |title =Cooch Behar Railway | publisher= fibis| accessdate = 2013-02-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900-1947)|publisher=IRFCA | accessdate = 2013-02-19 }}</ref>As of 1932, only two trains ran on the route – one in the morning and the other in the evening.<ref name=cbsrly/>It may be of interest to note that [[Howrah Station]] got its third platform in 1895.<ref name=irii>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History:Early days II|work= 1870-1899| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2013-02-19}}</ref>
The line was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | title = Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways | first = V.P. | last = Srivastava | accessdate = 2013-02-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160317/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=11301:vps.pdf | archive-date = 30 March 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


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[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:2 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Metre gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:History of Cooch Behar]]
[[Category:Cooch Behar district]]
[[Category:Transport in Cooch Behar]]

Latest revision as of 13:40, 2 April 2024

Cooch Behar State Railway
IndustryRailways
Founded1894
Headquarters
Cooch Behar
,
India
Area served
Koch Bihar
ServicesRail transport

Cooch Behar State Railway (CBSR) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway from Jayanti to Lalmonirhat in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

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Nripendra Narayan, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, established Cooch Behar State Railway in 1893–98.[1] After some deliberations and discussions with the British authorities about their plans, it was decided in 1891–92 to build a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow gauge railway from the southern bank of the Torsa opposite Cooch Behar town to Gitaldaha, a station on the tracks of Eastern Bengal Railway connecting Dhubri with Lalmonirhat, now in Bangladesh. The line was constructed with the following stations: Torsa, Dewanhat, Chawrahat, Gitaldaha and Gitaldaha Ghat. It was opened for goods traffic from 15 September 1893 and for passenger traffic from 1 March 1894.[1] Cooch Behar town was connected after a bridge was built on the Torsa and the line was extended to Alipurduar, Buxa and Jayanti near the India–Bhutan border. The complete line measuring 53.5 miles was opened in 1901. It was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge in 1910. The railway system was operated by Eastern Bengal Railway.[1][2][3] In 1932, only two trains ran on the route – one in the morning and the other in the evening.[1] In the early 1950s, the system was amalgamated with Indian Railways as a part of North Eastern Railway (now Northeast Frontier Railway).[4]

Conversion to broad gauge

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The line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2007.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Cooch Behar State Railways (1903)". "The Cooch Behar state and its land revenue settlements" by H. N. Chaudhuri, Cooch Behar State Press, 1903 – Review by R Sivaramakrishnan. IRFCA. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Cooch Behar Railway". fibis. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ Banerjee, Ajai. "Zonal Reorganization of IR Since Independence". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. ^ Srivastava, V.P. "Role of Engineering Deptt in Meeting Corporate Objectives of Indian Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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