Patna Railway
The Patna Railway was under consideration from 1846 to 1849 - see 'Records'.
Construction of railway line through Patna by the East Indian Railway Company (EIR) was started in 1855 and was completed and opened in 1862. The railway station was originally called Banikpore Junction. Prior to that the transport of raw materials and finished goods was done through the river transport on River Ganges [1]
The railway formed a vital link in the EIR mainline between Calcutta and Delhi that were connected in 1866. [2].
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [3] gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - gives the following:-
- Z/E/4/19/P177 and “Patna, Opening of branch railway line to, suggested”; 1846-1849
- Z/E/4/19/R552 and G41 “Rivers, Ganges, Branch railway lines to Patna & Rajmahalon, suggestions respecting”; 1846-1849
- Z/E/4/26/P71; “Patna, Railway, Report on progress of, from consulting engineer”; 1855
- Z/E/4/28/P90; “Patna, Railway, Progress report on operations”; 1856-57
Further Information
References
- ↑ Wikipedia “Patna Junction Railway Station”; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016
- ↑ ”Symphony of Progesss – The Saga of the Eastern Railways” Eastern Railways, Kolkata 2003; page 14
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016