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|auxillary forces= [[Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion]] | |auxillary forces= [[Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion]] | ||
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[[File:Bengal and North-Western Railway Railway Map 1909.png|thumb|Bengal and North-Western Railway Railway Map 1909]] | |||
The '''Bengal and North-Western Railway''' (B&NWR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway. | The '''Bengal and North-Western Railway''' (B&NWR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway. | ||
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===Lines worked by B&NWR=== | ===Lines worked by B&NWR=== | ||
*[[Benares City Branch Railway]], opened as branch of [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]](O&RR) 1899; however worked by B&NWR | *[[Benares City Branch Railway]], opened as branch of [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]](O&RR) 1899; however worked by B&NWR | ||
*[[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway]], opened 1896; worked Jointly between B&NWR and [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]( R&KR) networks | *[[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway]], opened 1896; worked Jointly between B&NWR and [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) networks | ||
*[[Darbhanga State Railway]], opened 1883-84 as Nirmali Branch of [[Tirhoot State Railway]](TSR); worked by B&NWR 1886-1890; then reverted to TSR | *[[Darbhanga State Railway]], opened 1883-84 as Nirmali Branch of [[Tirhoot State Railway]](TSR); worked by B&NWR 1886-1890; then reverted to TSR | ||
*[[Nirmali Branch Railway]], alternative name for [[Darbhanga State Railway]] | *[[Nirmali Branch Railway]], alternative name for [[Darbhanga State Railway]] | ||