The Pakistan Eastern Railway (Urdu: پاکستان مشرقی ریلویز, Bengali: পাকিস্তান পূর্ব রেলওয়ে) was one of two divisions of Pakistan Railways which operated between 1961 and 1971. The company was headquartered in Chittagong.[1] With the emergence of Bangladesh, it became Bangladesh Railway.[2]
Native name | پاکستان مشرقی ریلویز পাকিস্তান পূর্ব রেলওয়ে |
|---|---|
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | |
| Predecessor | Eastern Bengal Railway & Assam Bengal Railway |
| Founded | 1 February 1961 |
| Defunct | 1971 |
| Successor | Bangladesh Railway |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | East Bengal (with limited service to India) |
| Owner | Government of Pakistan |
| Parent | Ministry of Railways |
History
editWhen Pakistan gained its independence from Britain in 1947, the Eastern Bengal Railway & Assam Bengal Railway was split between Pakistan and India. Approximately 2,600 kilometres of rail track fell within East Bengal's territory in Pakistan. The railway was then renamed to Eastern Bengal Railway, under control of the federal government. On 1 February 1961, the Eastern Bengal Railway was renamed to the Pakistan Eastern Railway and in the following year, control of Pakistan Eastern Railway was transferred from the federal government to the Government of East Pakistan. It was placed under the management of the Pakistan Eastern Railways Board with the effect from the financial year 1962-63 by Presidential Order of 9 June 1962.[3]
Successors
editWith Bangladesh becoming independent in 1971, the Pakistan Eastern Railway renamed itself to Bangladesh Railway.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "History". Bangladesh Railways. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.39