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|image=Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Logo.png|caption= Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway Logo|route= [[Benares]] to [[ Saharanpur]]<br>[[Allahabad]] to [[Fyzabad]](1905)

|timeline1date= 18721867|timeline1details= Benares to Lucknow openopened by [[Indian Branch Railway]]

|stations= [[Aligarh]], [[Allahabad]], [[Bareilly]], ''' [[Cawnpore]]''', ''' [[Delhi]]''', '''[[Lucknow]]''', [[Moradabad]], [[ShahjahanpurSaharanpur]], ''See also heading '''Stations''' for major stations marked'' '''bold'''

|workshop= [[Alambagh]], [[Charbagh]] <br>See also [[O&RR Railway Workshops]]|stations= [[Aligarh]], [[Allahabad]], [[Bareilly]], [[Cawnpore]], [[Delhi]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Shahjahanpur]]See heading '''Stations''' for major stations

[[File:Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway 1909 Map.png|600px|right|Oudh & Rohilkhand Railway]]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<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n140/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 131 (pdf 140) ]; Retrieved 24 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)]] ‘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 details.'' The 42 miles(68km) line from [[Lucknow]] to [[Cawnpore]], constructed by the ‘[[Indian Branch Railway]]’ had opened in 1867. 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.

==Branch Lines and extensions==*O&RR were given operating rights of the opening in 1905 of the [[Benares City Branch Allahabad-Fyzabad Railway]]which included the [[Curzon Bridge, opened 1900 as branch of Allahabad]] over the owners O&RR; however worked river Ganges. This line and bridge were constructed by [[Bengal State Railways]] and North-Western connected to the [[East Indian Railway]](BEIR) to the south of the river Ganges and a junction to the O&NWR)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 worked by The O&RR at some time==*[[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], opened 1863. Originally part of [[Indian Branch Railway]], unique 4ft gauge; worked by O&RR, 1863-72; run as State Rly, 1872; leased to was merged into the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR), 1892*[[Cawnpore-Burhwal Railway]], opened 1896in 1925 when the latter came into state management., Constructed and worked as State line up to 31 Mar 1915, then Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]); managed and worked by O&RR.*Hardiwar-Dehra Railway, opened 1900. Small, privately-owned assisted broad gauge branchline worked by O&RR

==Lines surveyed by O&RR Lines owned and Worked==*Tilhar-Budaun-Hapur Railway Survey. Under survey by O&RR,1909 . Ref Civil List 1909 page 379 – The “Administration Report on Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin/> gives the ‘Lines Opened’ as 1510 miles(2430km) of the O&RR - unable to determine if constructed[[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|‘Broad Gauge (BG)]] lines.

The O&RR established workshops at [[Alambagh]] (1865) and [[Charbagh]] (1867) to provide capacity ==Stations==See separate pages for the major broad gauge line from [[Benares]] to [[Lucknow]], to the north details of the River Ganges, which it opened to traffic in 1872. In 1874, Stations and Rail System into the line was extended to following major Cities:-* [[MoradabadCawnpore_Railways_and_Stations#Cawnpore_Stations| ‘Cawnpore Stations’]] and in 1876, to * [[Saharanpur]] where the O&RR met the [[North Western RailwayDelhi_Railways_%26_Stations#Delhi_Stations| ‘Delhi Stations’]](NWR). On 31 December 1888, the * [[Government of India Lucknow_Railways_and_Stations#Original_Lucknow_Station|GoI‘Lucknow Stations]] assumed both ownership and management of the O&RR.

In 1925, the ==O&RR Workshops==The O&RR was merged into established workshops at [[Alambagh]] (1865) and [[Charbagh]] (1867) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge([[East Indian RailwayRail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]](EIR) when line from [[Benares]] to [[Lucknow]], to the latter came into state management.north of the River Ganges,

== Records ==An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 29 May 2016</ref>gives the following: -*L/AG/46/16; “Records of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Company”; 1862-1888*V/24/3582; “India. Public Works Department: Administration and progress report of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, 1872/73-1875/76”

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