মাৰ্টিন লাইট ৰেলৱে

মাৰ্টিন লাইট ৰেলৱে (; MLR) পশ্চিম বংগ, বিহাৰ আৰু উত্তৰ প্ৰদেশত সেৱা আগবঢ়োৱা সাতটা বৰ্তমানে বিলুপ্ত নেৰ’গজ ৰেলপথৰ সমষ্টি। পৰৱৰ্তীকালত এই ৰেলসেৱা ভাৰত চৰকাৰৰ অধীনলৈ অনা হয় আৰু ১৯৮০-ৰ দশকত ই সম্পূৰ্ণৰূপে বন্ধ হৈ যায়।

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আৰা-ছাচাৰাম লাইট ৰেলৱে

১৯১৪ চনত বিহাৰৰ আৰা আৰু ছাচাৰামক সংযোগ কৰা আৰা–ছাচাৰাম লাইট ৰেলৱে মুকলি কৰা হয়। ২ফুট ৬ইঞ্চি বহল নেৰ’গজ ৰেলপথটো দৈৰ্ঘ্য আছিল ১০১.২ কিঃমিঃ (৬৩.৫ মাইল)।বৰ্ধিত লোকচানৰ বাবে ১৯৭৮ চনত ৰে'লপথটো বন্ধ কৰা দিয়া হয়। ২০০৬–০৭ চনত এই ৰে'লপথ ১,৬৭৬ মিলিমিটাৰ (৫ ফুট ৬ ইঞ্চি) বহল ব্ৰডগজলৈ লৈ ৰূপান্তৰিত কৰি পুনৰ ৰে'ল সেৱা আৰম্ভ কৰা হয়।[5] নতুন ব্ৰডগজ ৰেলপথটোৰ দৈৰ্ঘ্য ৯৭.৩ কিঃমিঃ (৬০.৫ মাইল)।

বাৰাসত-বছিৰহাট লাইট ৰেলৱে

১৯১৪ চনত পশ্চিম বংগৰ বাৰাসাত আৰু বছিৰহাট সংযোগী বাৰাসাত–বছিৰহাট লাইট ৰেলৱে মুকলি কৰা হয়। ২ ফুট ৬ ইঞ্চি (৭৬২ মিলিমিটাৰ) নেৰ' গেজৰ এই ৰেলপথটো পিছলৈ এই হাছনাবাদলৈ সম্প্ৰসাৰিত কৰি মুঠ দৈৰ্ঘ্য বাৰ কিলোমিটাৰলৈ ( ৩২ মাইল) বৃদ্ধি কৰা হয়। এই পথটো এতিয়া কলকাতা উপনগৰীয় ৰেলৱেৰ অংশ। পুৰণি শ্যামবাজাৰ (বেলগাছিয়া)-বেলিয়াঘাটা ব্ৰিজ শাখা লাইন পৰিত্যক্ত হৈ পৰিল। ২০১১ চনৰ ৰেল বাজেটত হিংগলগঞ্জলৈ ১১ কিলোমিটাৰ (৬.৮ মাইল) বৃদ্ধিৰ প্ৰস্তাৱ দিয়া হৈছিল।

বখটিয়াৰপুৰ-বিহাৰ শৰিফ লাইট ৰেলৱে

The Bakhtiarpur–Bihar light railway connecting Bakhtiarpur in Bihar and Bihar Sharif in state of Bihar in India was opened in 1902. The line was later extended to Rajgir. The railway was built in narrow gauge and total length was . It was further extended to Rajgir. In 1962, the railway was converted to Broad Gauge and train services were resumed. New long railway tracks from Bihar Sharif to Sheikhpura, Bihar Sharif to Daniyawan, Rajgir to Tillaiya & Islampur to Natesar have been made.

ফটুহা-ইছলামপুৰ লাইট ৰেলৱে

The Fatuha–Islampur light railway connecting Fatuha and Islampur in Bihar was opened in 1922. The railway was built in narrow gauge and total length was . The railway ran parallel to road for almost its entire route.

The line operated three 0-6-2T locomotives constructed by Manning Wardle of Leeds.

Due to increasing losses, the railway was closed in 1987. Later, the railway was converted to Broad Gauge and train services were resumed. Futwah station is now called Fatuha. New long railway tracks from Bihar Sharif to Sheikhpura, Bihar Sharif to Daniyawan, Rajgir to Tillaiya & Islampur to Natesar have been made.

হাওৰা-আমতা লাইট ৰেলৱে

The Howrah–Amta light railway had its origin in an agreement, dated 12 June 1889 between the District Board of Howrah and Messrs. Walsh, Lovett & Co., which was subsequently renewed with Messrs. Martin & Co., and sanctioned by Government notification in the Calcutta Gazette of 27 March 1895.
This was one of the Martin lines which was on 2'0" gauge instead of the more common 2'6".

The railway connecting Howrah and Amta in West Bengal was opened up to Domjur in 1897, and to Amta in 1900. An extension from Bargachhia (Bargachha) Junction to Antpur was opened in 1903, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1905. The total length of the railway was . Both the Howrah- Amta and Howrah-Seakhala lines used to start from Howrah NG (Telkal Ghat) Station (near Howrah Rail Museum) on the Hooghly river, running to Dasnagar station. Here they separate, the Howrah-Seakhala & Janai line running North-West along the Benaras Road to Seakhala & Janai in Hooghly district. The Howrah–Amta line runs west, chiefly along the side of the Jagatballavpur Road, and then goes south-west to Amta, with a long branch line to Champadanga from Bargachhia (Bargachha) Junction.

The railway was converted to Broad Gauge in phase starting from 1984 and completing in 2000 with a slightly different alignment. Only the Howrah–Amta long section was rebuilt, while the long branch line from Bargachhia Junction to Champadanga with extension to Tarakeswar is under planning since 2001. Work in long line from Bargachhia (Bargachha) Junction to Tarakeswar via Antpur & Champadanga is delayed.

There was some construction of a new alignment from Howrah station which utilized the existing route up to Santragachhi Junction and skipped some of the older stations up to Makardaha, while new stations came up on this alignment at Bankra Nayabaz, Baltikuri Junction, Kona, Dansi and Jhaluarber. While some stations from the old line have been retained, some stations on the rebuilt line are at new locations. But the new BG alignment measures the exact as the old NG alignment. This route is now part of Kolkata Suburban Railway. It has been electrified and EMU local trains run between Howrah and Amta. This route now comes under the jurisdiction of the South Eastern Railway.

হাওৰা-ছেখালা লাইট ৰেলৱে

The Howrah–Sheakhala light railway had its origin in an agreement, dated 12 June 1889 between the District Board of Howrah and Messrs. Walsh, Lovett & Co., which was subsequently renewed with Messrs. Martin & Co., and sanctioned by Government notification in the Calcutta Gazette of 27 March 1895.

Due to increasing losses, the railway was closed in 1970. It was later converted to broad gauge by Indira Gandhi's Government on the strong recommendation of then Congress Member of Parliament Ram Chandra Vikal from Baghpat Lok Sabha. After gauge conversion it was reopened in the late 1970s. Although the broad gauge largely follows the same trackbed and alignment as the erstwhile narrow gauge, there is a deviation near Saharanpur. The long broad gauge line takes off south towards Delhi from Tapri Junction on the main line, while the narrow gauge line did not touch Tapri at all. Tapri Junction is located from Saharanpur. Other than that, all the stations are the same as before. একমাত্ৰ সাহাদৰা-ছাহাৰানপুৰ লাইট ৰেলৱেকহে দ্বিতীয় শ্ৰেণী হিচাপে শ্ৰেণীভূক্ত কৰা হয়।

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বাহ্যিক সংযোগ

List of trains between Barasat and Hasanabad Junction.
Trains at Shamli

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