Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Benares to Saharanpur Allahabad to Fyzabad | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad | 1165 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1872 | Benares to Lucknow open | |
| 1874 | Lucknow to Moradabad open | |
| 1876 | Moradabad to Saharanpur open | |
| 1887 | Link with East Indian Railway at Moghal Sarai | |
| 1889 | State purchases O&RR | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Aligarh, Bareilly, Cawnpore, Delhi, Lucknow, Moradabad, Shahjahanpur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1889 | Oudh and Rohilkand State Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| 1889 | State agency takes over running of O&RR | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1889 | Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | |
| Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway | ||
| Hardwar-Dehra Railway | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Lucknow | |
| Workshops | Alambagh, Charbagh | |
| Major Stations | Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Cawnpore, Delhi, Saharanpur, Shahjahanpur | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1925 | East Indian Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 1187 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 80 miles (1905) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (O&RR) took over the interests of the Indian Branch Railway(IBR) and a Government of India(GoI) guarantee.
History
The O&RR established workshops at Alambagh (1865) and Charbagh (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge line from Benares to Lucknow, to the north of the River Ganges, which it opened to traffic in 1872. In 1874, the line was extended to Moradabad and in 1876, to Saharanpur where the O&RR met the North Western Railway(NWR). On 31 December 1888, the GoI assumed both ownership and management of the O&RR.
In 1925, the O&RR was merged into the East Indian Railway(EIR) when the latter came into state management.
Branch Lines and extensions
- Benares City Branch Railway, opened 1900 as branch of the owners O&RR; however worked by Bengal and North-Western Railway(B&NWR).
Lines worked by O&RR at some time
- Nalhati-Azimganj Railway, opened 1863. Originally part of Indian Branch Railway, unique 4ft gauge; worked by O&RR, 1863-72; run as State Rly, 1872; leased to East Indian Railway(EIR), 1892
- Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway, opened 1896., Constructed and worked as State line up to 31 Mar 1915, then Government of India(GoI); managed and worked by O&RR.
- Hardwar-Dehra Railway, opened 1900. Small, privately-owned assisted broad gauge branchline worked by O&RR
Lines surveyed by O&RR
- Tilhar-Budaun-Hapur Railway Survey. Under survey by O&RR,1909 . Ref Civil List 1909 page 379 – Railways O&RR - unable to determine if constructed.
Records
Unfortunately, there are no O&RR staff records held in the India Office Records at the British Library.
Also see
- Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion
- School fees subsidies-Railway subordinates’ children c 1935 for subsidies applying from 1921
External links
- History of The Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway oldmartiniansassociation.co.uk