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|description= [[Cawnpore]] to [[Burwhal]] | |||
|gauge1= Metre gauge | |||
|gauge1details= 80 miles (1905) | |||
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|date1= 1896 | |||
|date1details= Line opened | |||
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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |||
|stations= [[Bara Banki]], [[Lucknow]], [[Malhaur]], [[Unao]] | |||
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|successor1details= [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] | |||
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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''' (CBR), a state line worked by the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] (ORR), was simply an existing branch of the ORR to which a third rail was added, creating a short, mixed-gauge link | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] |
Revision as of 01:15, 10 December 2008
Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway | ||
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Line of route | ||
Gauge / mileage | ||
Metre gauge | 80 miles (1905) | |
Timeline | ||
Key locations | ||
Presidency | Bengal | |
Stations | Bara Banki, Lucknow, Malhaur, Unao | |
System agency | ||
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 and the Bengal and North-Western Railway. The Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway (CBR), a state line worked by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (ORR), was simply an existing branch of the ORR to which a third rail was added, creating a short, mixed-gauge link