Burdwan-Katwa Railway
Burdwan-Katwa Railway connecting Bardhaman (earlier known as Burdwan) and Katwa in now Bardhaman district, West Bengal was opened to traffic on 1 December 1915. The railway was built in 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge and total length was 53 kilometres (33 mi).[12]
The engines chugged along at the maximum speed of 30 km per hour.[13][14]
The 52 km long railway...
more... section was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge.[15][16]The Bardhaman-Katwa line after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.[17]