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The '''Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway''' ( | The '''Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway''' (R&KR) was a small metre gauge railway whose northern terminus at [[Kathgodam]] served the submontane belt of the [[United Provinces]] between [[Lucknow]] and [[Moradabad]], as well as a number of hill stations, such as [[Naini Tal]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The | The R&KR was company owned and worked from formation in 1882 until its nationalisation in 1943 when it was amalgamated with the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]]5B&NWR), with which it had been closely associated, to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]](O&TR). | ||
In turn, in 1952, the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] became part of '''North Eastern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways. | In turn, in 1952, the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] became part of '''North Eastern Railway''', a zone of Indian Railways. | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 14 November 2015
| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Bareilly to Kathgodam | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 54 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1882 | Company registered | |
| 1884 | Open to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Bhojeepura, Laikua, Haldwani | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | ||
| Powayan Light Railway | ||
| Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Izatnagar | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Bareilly, Lucknow, Mailani, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1943 | Oudh and Tirhut Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 331 miles (1905) 687 miles (1943) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&KR) was a small metre gauge railway whose northern terminus at Kathgodam served the submontane belt of the United Provinces between Lucknow and Moradabad, as well as a number of hill stations, such as Naini Tal.
History
The R&KR was company owned and worked from formation in 1882 until its nationalisation in 1943 when it was amalgamated with the Bengal and North-Western Railway5B&NWR), with which it had been closely associated, to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway(O&TR).
In turn, in 1952, the Oudh and Tirhut Railway became part of North Eastern Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.