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|route= [[Cawnpore]] to [[Burwhal]] | |||
|gauge1= Metre gauge | |||
|gauge1details= 80 miles (1905) | |||
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|timeline1date= 1896 | |||
|timeline1details= Line opened | |||
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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |||
|stations= [[Bara Banki]], '''[[Lucknow]] ''', [[Malhaur]], [[Unao]] | |||
''See also separate page'' [[Lucknow_Railways_and_Stations#Lucknow_Stations| ''' Lucknow Junction Station''']] ''for details'' | |||
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|system1details= [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] | |||
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To the south and north of the River Ganges lay the extensive metre-gauge systems of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) and the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]](B&NWR). | |||
The '''Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway''' was a state line worked by the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] (O&RR); it was simply an existing branch of the O&RR to which a third rail was added, creating a short, mixed-gauge link between the BB&CIR and B&NWR networks. | |||
<ref>[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf "Indian Railway Line History" page 11 by Keith Scholey]; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 135]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
This Metre Gauge Link was owned by the Government of India and managed as part of the O&RR ( which became East Indian Railway from 1st July 1925). The line was later incorporated into the [[Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway]] . | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawnpore-Barabanki_Railway "Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway"] Wikipedia | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:28, 14 March 2021
| Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Cawnpore to Burwhal | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 80 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1896 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Bara Banki, Lucknow , Malhaur, Unao
See also separate page Lucknow Junction Station for details | |
| System agency | ||
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
To the south and north of the River Ganges lay the extensive metre-gauge systems of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) and the Bengal and North-Western Railway(B&NWR).
The Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway was a state line worked by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (O&RR); it was simply an existing branch of the O&RR to which a third rail was added, creating a short, mixed-gauge link between the BB&CIR and B&NWR networks. [1] [2]
This Metre Gauge Link was owned by the Government of India and managed as part of the O&RR ( which became East Indian Railway from 1st July 1925). The line was later incorporated into the Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway .
External Links
- "Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway" Wikipedia