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|route= [[Cawnpore]] to [[Aishbagh]]<br> [[Daliganj]] to [[Barabanki]] | |||
|gauge1= Metre gauge<br>part Broad Gauge | |||
|gauge1details= 45 miles (1897) | |||
|gauge2= Metre gauge | |||
|gauge2details= 18 miles (1896) | |||
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|timeline1date= 1896 | |||
|timeline1details= [[Daliganj]] to [[Barabanki]] section opened | |||
|timeline2date= 1897 | |||
|timeline2details= [[Cawnpore]] to [[Aishbagh]] section opened | |||
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|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]] | |||
|stations= [[Cawnpore]], [[Aishbagh]], [[Daliganj]], [[Barabanki]] | |||
|system1date= 1896-7 | |||
|system1details= worked jointly by B&NWR and R&KR | |||
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The '''Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway''' was owned by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) and was worked by the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]](B&NWR) and the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) and their successors. | |||
The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway and essentially the common stem of the B&NWR and the R&KR 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> | |||
There were two lines: | |||
*Daliganj-Barabanki line, MG linking [[Daliganj]] (R&KR) to [[Barabanki]] (B&NWR), a line of 18 miles(29km) opened 1896 | |||
*Cawnpore-Aishbagh line, MG linking [[Cawnpore]] to [[Aishbagh]] (R&KR), a line of 45 miles(72km), opened 1897. Part of this section was originally named the '''[[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]]''' (Metre Gauge Link), an existing branch of the O&RR to which a third rail was added, creating a short, mixed (BG and MG) gauge link | |||
The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was transferred to the North Eastern Railway on 27 February 1953. | |||
==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]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:42, 21 February 2016
| Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Cawnpore to Aishbagh Daliganj to Barabanki | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge part Broad Gauge |
45 miles (1897) | |
| Metre gauge | 18 miles (1896) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1896 | Daliganj to Barabanki section opened | |
| 1897 | Cawnpore to Aishbagh section opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Cawnpore, Aishbagh, Daliganj, Barabanki | |
| System agency | ||
| 1896-7 | worked jointly by B&NWR and R&KR | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was owned by the Government of India(GoI) and was worked by the Bengal and North-Western Railway(B&NWR) and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway(R&KR) and their successors.
The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was a metre gauge(MG) railway and essentially the common stem of the B&NWR and the R&KR networks. [1]
There were two lines:
- Daliganj-Barabanki line, MG linking Daliganj (R&KR) to Barabanki (B&NWR), a line of 18 miles(29km) opened 1896
- Cawnpore-Aishbagh line, MG linking Cawnpore to Aishbagh (R&KR), a line of 45 miles(72km), opened 1897. Part of this section was originally named the Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway (Metre Gauge Link), an existing branch of the O&RR to which a third rail was added, creating a short, mixed (BG and MG) gauge link
The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was transferred to the North Eastern Railway on 27 February 1953.
External Links
- "Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway" Wikipedia
References
- ↑ "Indian Railway Line History" page 11 by Keith Scholey; Retrieved 10 Dec 2015