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|image=Oudh & Tirhut Railway Logo.png|caption= Oudh & Tirhut Railway Logo
|timeline1date= 1943
|timeline1details= Formed from two existing systems
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|system1date= 1952
|system1details= '''North Eastern Railway ''' (IR zone)
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|gauge1= Metre gauge|gauge1details= 2775 miles (1943)
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The '''Oudh and Tirhut Railway''' (O&TR) was formed on 1 January 1943 from the merger of the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway|Bengal and North-Western]], the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] and [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway|Rohilkund and Kumaon Railways]].<ref>Great Britain. Law Commission, Stationery Office [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"]; page 118, paragraph 3.15. Retrieved on 31 December 2015.</ref> On 14 April 1952, the O&TR was amalgamated with the [[Bengal and Assam Railway|Assam Railway]] and the Kanpur-Achhnera (Cawnpore-Agra) section of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] to form the '[[North Eastern Railway]]', one of the zones of Indian Railways. == References ==<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
