Martin's Light Railways
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Martin's Light Railways (MLR) consisted of seven narrow-gauge railway lines in the states of West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. The railways were built and owned by Martin & Co., which was a British company. Later, it was being operated by Indian government and was permanently shut down in 80's.
Martin's Light Railways
Sharp, Stewart (N° 4826 of 1902) 2 ft (610 mm) gauge locomotive built for Martin & Co. of Calcutta and used on the Howrah Amta Light Railway
The waiting room of Chamrail station, now used by the Chamrail Athletic Club near Howrah, Sept. 2013
Howrah-Sheakhala Light Railway, 2 ft gauge 0-4-2T Hunslet locomotive No 17 'Eva' built in 1908
Sealdah–Bangaon line
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The Sealdah–Bangaon line is a 78 km (48 mi) long broad gauge railway line that connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Bangaon of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old Calcutta–Jessore–Khulna line, today it is a busy suburban section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway's Sealdah North section. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
A Kolkata Suburban Railway EMU at the Hridaypur railway station
Main Entrance of the Sealdah railway station
Dum Dum Junction railway station platform board
Bird's eye view of Birati railway station