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'''Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway'''


Worked Jointly between B&NWR(qv) and R&KR(qv) railway networks
The '''Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway''' was owned by the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) and managed as part of the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR), 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 essentially the common stem of the B&NWR and the R&KR networks. The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was transferred to the North Eastern Railway on 27 February 1953.
 
There were two lines:
 
*Cawnpore-Aishbagh line (Metre gauge: 45 miles). Cawnpore (BBCI) to Aishbagh (R&KR) (45 miles) opened between 25 April and 15 May 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-gauge link.
 
*Daliganj-Barabanki line (Metre gauge: 18 miles).Daliganj (R&K) to Barabanki (BNW) (18 miles) opened 24 November 1896
 
 
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawnpore-Barabanki_Railway Wikipedia - Cawnpore-BarabankiRailway]
*[https://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf Page 11. Indian Railway Line History by Keith Scholey]


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Revision as of 15:10, 14 November 2015

The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was owned by the Government of India(GoI) and managed as part of the East Indian Railway(EIR), 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 essentially the common stem of the B&NWR and the R&KR networks. The Cawnpore-Barabanki Railway was transferred to the North Eastern Railway on 27 February 1953.

There were two lines:

  • Cawnpore-Aishbagh line (Metre gauge: 45 miles). Cawnpore (BBCI) to Aishbagh (R&KR) (45 miles) opened between 25 April and 15 May 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-gauge link.
  • Daliganj-Barabanki line (Metre gauge: 18 miles).Daliganj (R&K) to Barabanki (BNW) (18 miles) opened 24 November 1896


External Links