When was first railway in West Bengal?
15 August 1854
The first train ran between Howrah and Hooghly stations on 15 August 1854 and was operated by the East Indian Railway (EIR). Regular services on the 38.6 km (24.0 mi) line were introduced on the same day, with stops at Bally, Serampore and Chandannagore stations.
Who is the owner of Eastern railway?
The management of the East Indian Railway was taken over by the British Indian government on 1 January 1925.
When did the first train of the East Indian Railway start?
16th April 1853
On 16th April 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane, a distance of 34 km.
Who opened the first Indian Railway in 1863?
The Chief Engineer responsible for all this construction from 1851 to 1862 was George Turnbull who was acclaimed in the Indian Official Gazette of 7 February 1863 paragraph 5 as the “First railway engineer of India”.
When did the Eastern Bengal Railway start and end?
The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name Eastern Bengal Railway Company, shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in Bengal and Assam provinces of British India.
When was the East Indian Railway Company established?
The company was incorporated by United Kingdom Act of Parliament in August 1857. The operational area of Eastern Bengal Railway was to be the east bank of the Hooghly River, while East Indian Railway Company operated on the west bank of the river.
When did Goi merge Assam and Bengal Railway?
On 1 January 1941, the GoI acquired the Bengal Dooars Railway and merged it into the EBR. In 1942, the GoI merged the EBR with the Assam Bengal Railway to create the Bengal and Assam Railway .
Where was the province of Eastern Bengal located?
Eastern Bengal and Assam was an administrative subdivision (province) 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 .