Bengal Provincial RailwayBengal Provincial Railway was a narrow-gauge railway from Tarakeswar to Magra, in Indian state of West Bengal.HistoryThe Bengal Provincial Railway opened by Bengali engineer Annadaprasad Roy in 1895 from Tarakeswar on the East Indian Railway to Magra, which was on the East Indian Railway broad gauge. Built by local interests, the line was long, until extended a further to Tribeni in 1904. The railway mostly used small locomotives. There also was a branch line from Dashghora to Jamalpur.Rolling stockIn 1936, the company owned three locomotives, 31 coaches and 69 goods wagons.ClassificationIt was labeled as a Class III railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.ClosureIncreasing losses post World War 2 led to its closure in 1956.