Brunel was a consulting engineer to the Eastern Bengal Railway and Leslie was sent to India as engineer in charge of bridges and viaducts.
The first line of Eastern Bengal Railway was from Calcutta to Kushtia in 1862 (presently covered by Sealdah-Ranaghat Line, Ranaghat-Gede Line and Chilahati-Parbatipur-Santahar-Darshana Line).
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The Bengal Dooars Railway (shortened BDR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1894 to 1941, in Bengal province of British India, connecting the Dooars with its junction with Eastern Bengal Railway at Lalmonirhat with locations up to the foot of the Himalayas near the border with Bhutan.
The main line of the Eastern Bengal Railway from Sealdah to Ranaghat, was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh, within two months.
The main line of the Eastern Bengal Railway from Sealdah to Ranaghat, was opened in 1862 and extended the same year to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh.