The Bengal Dooars Railway was formed in 1891 and amalgamated with the

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in 1941. The Bengal Dooars Railway (shortened BDR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1893 to 1941, in

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province of

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, connecting the

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with its junction with

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with locations up to the foot of the Himalayas near the border with Bhutan. In 1936, the company owned 19 locomotives, 72 coaches and 473 goods wagons.

Classification

It was labeled as a Class II railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.

References

{{Railway lines in Eastern India Defunct railway companies of India History of rail transport in West Bengal Railway companies established in 1891 Railway companies disestablished in 1941