 Bagh and Majerhat for the transport of goods from the port area to the godowns (warehouses) of the Calcutta port along the Hooghly River.These were built during the early East Indian Railway Company (EIR) period when the river Hooghly was navigable to this area.Gradually with the silting of Hooghly, and its inaccessibility to bigger ships, these lines ceased to be used.