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The '''Bengal and North-Western Railway''' (B&NWR) was a metre gauge railway, eventually comprising a complicated network of lines on the left (north) bank of the Ganges between [[Katihar]] in the east and [[Lucknow]] in the west. | The '''Bengal and North-Western Railway''' (B&NWR) was a metre gauge railway, eventually comprising a complicated network of lines on the left (north) bank of the Ganges between [[Katihar]] in the east and [[Lucknow]] in the west. | ||
===Bengal & North Western main line=== | |||
B&NWR main line was 301 miles long [[Metre gauge]] consisting of following sections: | |||
* Sonepur to Mankapur (219 miles) opened 15 January 1885 | |||
* Mankapur to Gonda (17 miles) opened 2 April 1884 | |||
* Gonda to Colonelganj (18 miles) opened (29 October 1891) 1 February 1892 | |||
* Colonelganj to Jarwal Road (11 miles) opened 1 February 1892 | |||
* Jarwal Road to Bahramghat (5 miles) (including [[Elgin Bridge, Barabanki|Elgin Bridge]]) opened 18 December 1896 | |||
* Bahramghat to Burhwal (4 miles) opened 24 November 1896 | |||
* Burwhal to Barabanki (Broad gauge: 17 miles) opened 1 April 1872 | |||
** Burhwal to Barabanki (Broad to Mixed gauge) converted 24 November 1896 | |||
** Burhwal to Barabanki (Mixed to Metre gauge) converted around 1943 | |||
* Dighwara-Goldingganj diversion (7 miles) opened around 1960 | |||
* Barabanki to Chhapra (Metre to Broad gauge) converted 1981 | |||
* Chhapra Kacheri to Dighwara (Metre to Broad gauge: 10 miles) converted autumn 2006 | |||
===Branch Lines=== | |||
''This section is work-in-progress'' | |||
===Lines worked by B&NWR=== | |||
''This section is work-in-progress | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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On 1 January 1943, the Government of India nationalised the B&NWR and amalgamated it with the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]] to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] which subsequently, in 1952, became part of '''North Eastern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways. | On 1 January 1943, the Government of India nationalised the B&NWR and amalgamated it with the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]] to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] which subsequently, in 1952, became part of '''North Eastern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways. | ||
==Notes== | |||
# Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust | |||
# Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background | |||
==External links== | |||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_and_North_Western_Railway | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||