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|route= [[Bareilly]] to [[Kathgodam]] | |||
|gauge1= Metre gauge | |||
|gauge1details= 54 miles (1905) | |||
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|timeline1date= 1882 | |||
|timeline1details= Company registered | |||
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|timeline2details= Open to traffic | |||
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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |||
|stations= [[Bhojeepura]], [[Laikua]], [[Haldwani]] | |||
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|system1details= Worked by [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]] | |||
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The main line from [[Bhojeepura]] to [[Kathgodam]] opened in 1884 and developed until 1916 with a number of network extensions | The main line from [[Bhojeepura]] to [[Kathgodam]] opened in 1884 and developed until 1916 with a number of network extensions | ||
<ref>[https:// | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n204/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 196]; Retrieved 27 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
*[[Kasganj]] extension - completed in 1885 reaching [[Bareilly]], 1906; 63 miles(100km) | *[[Kasganj]] extension - completed in 1885 reaching [[Bareilly]], 1906; 63 miles(100km) | ||
*[[Ramnager]] extension from [[Moradabad]], 1908; 48 miles(76km) | *[[Ramnager]] extension from [[Moradabad]], 1908; 48 miles(76km) | ||
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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. | ||
==Records== | |||
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]] | |||
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 27 Jan 2016</ref> | |||
gives many references. The most important being:- | |||
*'''L/AG/46/35''' “ Records of the India Office relating to the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company; 1882-1931" | |||
*'''L/F/7/2382-2391''' “Collection 380: Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway, date unspecified" | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 27 January 2016
| 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 | ||
| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | ||
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| 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 | ||
The Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&KR) was a metre gauge(MG) 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.
The main line from Bhojeepura to Kathgodam opened in 1884 and developed until 1916 with a number of network extensions [1]
- Kasganj extension - completed in 1885 reaching Bareilly, 1906; 63 miles(100km)
- Ramnager extension from Moradabad, 1908; 48 miles(76km)
- Kashipur extension from Lalkua, 1907; 36 miles(57km)
- Shahjahanpur extension from Pilibhit, 1911-16; 56 miles(89km)
The R&KR also worked the Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway and the Powayan Light Railway
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 Railway(B&NWR), with which it had been closely associated, and the Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway, 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.
Records
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives many references. The most important being:-
- L/AG/46/35 “ Records of the India Office relating to the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company; 1882-1931"
- L/F/7/2382-2391 “Collection 380: Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway, date unspecified"