page_title: Eastern Bengal and Assam
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Eastern Bengal and Assam / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam, arrives at Ahsan Manzil in Dhaka in 1905
context_page_description: Eastern Bengal and Assam was an administrative subdivision of the British India between 1905 and 1912. Headquartered in the city of Dacca, it covered territories in what are now Bangladesh, Northeast India and Northern West Bengal.
context_section_description: The two main rail lines in Eastern Bengal and Assam were the Eastern Bengal Railway and the Assam Bengal Railway. The port city of Chittagong was the main rail terminus, as routes connected the interior hinterland with the main regional maritime gateway. Railways were vital for the export of tea, jute and petroleum.
  A number of new ferry services were introduced connecting Chittagong, Dhaka, Bogra, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Jalpaiguri, Maldah and Rajshahi. This improved communication network created a positive impact on overall economy, boosting trade and commerce. Newly built highways connected the inaccessible areas of Assam and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. All district capitals were connected by an inter-district road network.
caption: Ferries were an important mode of provincial transport. Seen here is the arrival of the British Viceroy in Dacca by a fleet of steamers in 1908
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