Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Benares to Saharanpur Allahabad to Fyzabad | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad | 1165 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1872 | Benares to Lucknow open | |
| 1874 | Lucknow to Moradabad open | |
| 1876 | Moradabad to Saharanpur open | |
| 1887 | Link with East Indian Railway at Moghal Sarai | |
| 1889 | State purchases ORR | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Aligarh, Bareilly, Cawnpore, Delhi, Lucknow, Moradabad, Shahjahanpur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1889 | Oudh and Rohilkand State Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| 1889 | State agency takes over running of ORR | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1889 | Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | |
| Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway | ||
| Hardwar-Dehra Railway | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Lucknow | |
| Workshops | Alambagh, Charbagh | |
| Major Stations | Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Cawnpore, Delhi, Saharanpur, Shahjahanpur | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1925 | East Indian Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 1187 miles (1905) | |
| Metre gauge | 80 miles (1905) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (ORR) took over the interests of the Indian Branch Railway and a Government of India (GoI) guarantee.
History
The ORR established workshops at Alambagh (1865) and Charbagh (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge line from Benares to Lucknow, to the north of the River Ganges, which it opened to traffic in 1872. In 1874, the line was extended to Moradabad and in 1876, to Saharanpur where the ORR met the North Western Railway. On 31 December 1888, the GoI assumed both ownership and management of the ORR.
In 1925, the ORR was merged into the East Indian Railway when the latter came into state management.
Records
Unfortunately, there are no ORR staff records held in the India Office Records at the British Library.