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The Kasganj‘Kasganj-Soron Section Section’ had been constructed by the State Government in 1885 as part of the ‘[[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]]’(RMR) Cawnpore‘Cawnpore-Achnera Line and ‘and in 1906 was passed to the R&KR. The extensions from Moradabad to Kashipur., Kashipur to Ramnagar and Lalkuan to Kashipur were completed by 1908

The railway was progressively extended and by 1912 the R&KR covered 256 miles(412km); and the R&KR also worked the ‘[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] 296 ‘296 miles(476km) and together with the ‘[[Powayan Light Railway]]’; giving a total network of 592 miles(953km) <ref name=Lalvani>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=q4SlCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA218#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books “The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprise” by Kartar Lalvani, page 218]; Retrieved 8 Dec 2016</ref>.

The R1918 “Administration Report” <ref name=Admin1918/> gives a total of 610 miles(982km) for the ‘Rohilkund and Kumaon System’ comprising the actual ‘R&KR also had working agreements with both KR’ 259 miles(417km); the [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] ‘[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] ’ 312 miles(502km); and the ‘[[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NGPowayan Light Railway]] ’ (39 miles(63km) The 1937 “History of Indian Railways” <ref name=Hist183>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 183 pdf 224]; Retrieved 24 Sept 2020</ref> gives a total of 571 miles(919km) for the ‘Rohilkund and Kumaon System’ comprising the actual ‘R&KR’ unchanged at 259 miles(417km); the ‘[[Powayan Light Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]]’ unchanged at 312 miles(502km). The three railways were worked using shared facilities but retaining separate identities. ''See ‘Lines Worked’ and ‘Records' below'' ‘[[Powayan Light Railway]]’ having closed in WW1

**‘Kasganj Extension Line’ from [[Bareilly]] to Soron, 1885; to [[Kasganj]], 1906; 63 miles(100km). **‘Ramnagar Extension Line’ from [[Moradabad]] via the ‘[[Ramganga Bridge]]' to [[Ramnagar]], 1907-8; 48 miles(76km) **‘Kashipur Extension Line’ from [[Lalkua]] to [[Kashipur]], 1907; 36 miles(57km) . This line surveyed as [[Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey| ‘Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey’ ''- see separate page'']]

*[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]](LBSR), was formed in 1891 from the merger of the [[Lucknow-Sitapur-Sihramau Railway]] and [[Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway]] <ref name=IOR/>. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway formed an alternative northern "loop" between the cities of [[Lucknow]] and [[Bareilly]] to the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) main line of the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]. The MG of 198 miles (317km) in 1891; extended to 312 miles(500km) by 1914 1918 <ref name=Admin1918/> and the same in 1937<ref name=Hist190>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 190 pdf 231]; Retrieved 24 Sept 2020</ref>. *[[Powayan Light Railway]], from the 17 Dec 1900worked by R&KR, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])line of 39 miles(62km) length <ref name=Admin1918/>. and dismantled in WW1 <ref name=Hist183/> [[Powayan Light Railway| ''see separate page for information'']]

*’Kathgodam[[Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey| ‘Kichha-Kashipur Extension Survey’ ''- see separate page'']] surveyed 1894-98 which became the ‘R&KR Kasganj Extension Line’ listed above* ‘Kathgodam-Nainital Branch’, proposed by private enterprise in 1895 for the development of Kuaon and Nainitial districts. It was to be a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, 13 miles(21km) line at estimated cost RS.12 lakhs. The concession lapsed in 1898 <ref name=History1906>[https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#page/n80/mode/1up “Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906” page 42]; Retrieved 3 Oct 2017</ref>.*’Philibhit‘Philibhit-Sitapur Railway’, sanctioned for survey 1905-6; MG line from [[Pilibhit]] - Bisalpur to [[Shahjahanpur]] and thence to [[Sitapur]], a length of about 105 miles(168km) <ref name=History1906/>. The ** 'Philibhit - Shahjahanpur Section’ was constructed by R&KR as ’Shahjahanpur Extension Line’, opened 1911-16 - ''see above''; ** ‘Shahjahanpur - Sitapur Section’ was constructed the extension East Indian Railway]](EIR] as a broad gauge(BG) line from Rosa (just south of Shahjahanpur ) to Sitapur Cantonment and opened in 1910-14 and became the [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#Northern_Main_Line|EIR ‘‘Rosa-SitapurBranch’]] was still to be constructed in 1916. *’Dudhwa ‘Dudhwa Branch Extension’ and ‘Ramnager Ghat Extension’, first proposed in 1895 by the Agents, the R&KR, on behalf of the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]](LBSR) – - ''[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway|see for information]]'' <ref name=History1906/>.*Pilibhit‘Pilibhit-Barmedo Branch]]Branch’, surveyed in 1903 by the Agents, the R&KR, on behalf of the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]](LBSR) – - ''[[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway|see for information]]'' <ref name=History1906/>