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The O&RR established workshops at [[Alambagh]] (1865) and [[Charbagh]] (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line from [[Benares]] to [[Lucknow]], to the north of the River Ganges,
In 1925, The “Administration Report on Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin/> gives the ‘Lines Opened’ as 1510 miles(2430km) of the O&RR was merged into the [[East Indian RailwayRail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|‘Broad Gauge (BG)]](EIR) when the latter came into state managementlines.<br>[[O&RR Lines Owned and Worked | '''O&RR Lines Owned and Worked ''' - ''see separate page'']]
==Branch Lines and extensions==*[[Benares City Branch Railway]], opened 1900 as branch of the owners The O&RR; however worked by was merged into the [[Bengal and North-Western East Indian Railway]](B&NWREIR)in 1925 when the latter came into state management.
==Lines worked A small number of branches and extensions were constructed after 1918 by the O&RR at some time=before merger into the EIR. These are listed under the ‘EIR System’ in the “History of Indian Railways 1937”<ref name=*Hist>[[Nalhatihttps://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Azimganj Railway]], opened 1863-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive . Originally part org pdf download of [[‘History Of Indian Branch Railway]]Railways, constructed and in progress’, unique 4ft gauge; worked 31 March 1937 by O&RR, 1863‘The Government of India -72; run as State RlyRailway Department’ page 84, 1872 pdf 113]; leased to [[East Indian Railway]](EIR), 1892Retrieved 17 Oct 2020</ref> *<br>They are included in [[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]], opened 1896., Constructed O&RR Lines Owned and worked as State line up to 31 Mar 1915, then Government of India([[Government of India Worked |GoI]]); managed and worked by '''O&RR.*[[HardwarLines Owned and Worked ''' -Dehra Railway''see separate page'']], opened 1900. Small, privately-owned assisted broad gauge branchline worked by O&RR
1918 Admin link changed and text changed Info moved to new page. ‘O&RR Lines Owned and Worked’ . Change infobox to 1867
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|timeline1date= 18721867|timeline1details= Benares to Lucknow openopened by [[Indian Branch Railway]]
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|timeline2details= Lucknow to Moradabad open
[[File: Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Map 1909, south-east section.png|thumb| Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Map 1909, south-east section]]
The '''Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway''' (O&RR) took was formed around 1872 by taking over the interests of the ‘[[Indian Branch Railway]](IBR) and ’ / ‘Awadh Rohilkhand Railway‘ - [[Indian Branch Railway| ''see separate page for details'']]. The O&RR operated under a Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) guarantee. And was acquired by the State on 1 Jan 1889<refname=Admin>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration #page/n140/mode/1up “Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; 1918” page 131(pdf 140) ]; Retrieved 20 Dec 201524 Oct 2020</ref>. In 1925, the O&RR was merged into the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) when the latter came into state management.
Alternative Name: Early records give the spelling '''Oude and Rohilkund Railway'''
== History ==
The [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Progress_on_State_lines._Paragraphs_5-10.3B_Pages_3-4| “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway “]] gives:- [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|
‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] Line sanctioned ‘Lines Sanctioned’ ‘ 733 miles(1180km), with 42 miles(68km), open, nil opened in 1870/71 and 679 miles(1092km) to be finished’. The Report also details the [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Oudh_and_Rohilkhand_Railway._Paragraphs_79.2C_80.3B_Page_36.2C37|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]] - ''see separate pages for Report details.''
The 42 miles(68km) line from [[Lucknow]] to [[Cawnpore]], constructed by the ‘[[Indian Branch Railway]]’ had opened to traffic in 18721867. In 1874, the line was extended to [[Moradabad]] and in 1876, to [[Saharanpur]] where the O&RR met the [[North Western Railway]](NWR). On 31 December 1888, the [[Government of India |GoI]] assumed both ownership and management of the O&RR.
O&RR were given operating rights of the opening in 1905 of the [[Allahabad-Fyzabad Railway]] which included the [[Curzon Bridge, Allahabad]] over the river Ganges. This line and bridge were constructed by [[State Railways]] and connected to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) to the south of the river Ganges and a junction to the O&RR mainline. Thus providing a direct link from Allahbad to Lucknow and the hill stations beyond. <ref name=ICE>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1908.17544 Institution of Civil Engineers "The Curzon Bridge at Allahabad" by Robert Richard Gales, 1908]; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016</ref>.
==Lines surveyed by O&RR Workshops==*The O&RR established workshops at [[Alambagh]] (1865) and [[Charbagh]] (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line from [[Benares]] to [[Tilhar-Budaun-Hapur Railway SurveyLucknow]]. Under survey by , to the north of the River Ganges, <br> [[O&RR,1909 . Ref Civil List 1909 page 379 – Railways Railway Workshops| '''O&RR Railway Workshops''' ''- see unable to determine if constructed.separate page for details'']]
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