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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]] and the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]]. The '''Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway''' | 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. | |||
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 Link== | |||
*[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] | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 14 November 2015
| 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 | |
| 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.
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 .