Bengal and North-Western Railway
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| Bengal and North-Western Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 902 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1881 | Company formed | |
| 1884 | First section opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Baharaich, Basti, Bhatni, Mankapur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1881 | Bengal and North-Western Railway | |
| 1943 | Oudh and Tirhut Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Bengal and North-Western Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| Bengal and North-Western Railway | ||
| 1890 | Tirhoot State Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Gorakhpur | |
| Workshops | Gorakhpur, Samastipur (Stores) | |
| Major Stations | Benares, Darbhanga, Ghazipur, Gonda, Monghyr, Muzaffarpur | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1943 | Oudh and Tirhut Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 1468 miles (1905) 2088 miles (1943) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bengal and North-Western Railway (B&NWR) was a metre gauge railway, eventually comprising a complicated network of lines on the left (north) bank of the Ganges between Katihar in the east and Lucknow in the west.
History
The B&NWR was unusual in that it was one of the very few railways promoted and constructed without Government assistance other than the gift of land, the original contract being signed in 1882.
On 1 January 1943, the Government of India nationalised the B&NWR and amalgamated it with the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway which subsequently, in 1952, became part of North Eastern Railway, a zone of Indian Railways.
