Ahmedpur-Katwa Railway[edit source]
Ahmedpur-Katwa Railway connecting Ahmedpur and Katwa in West Bengal was opened to traffic on 29 September 1917.[3][4] The railway was built in 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge and total length was 52 kilometres (32 mi).[5] In 1966, Indian Railways had taken over the operation of this narrow gauge railway from McLeod & Company.[6]
The 52 km long railway section has been converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. The conversion work started in 2013 and was completed in early 2017.[7]
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more... 24 May 2018, the section was opened to passenger traffic. Now a pair of DEMU trains run between Katwa and Ahmedpur six days per week(Except Sunday).