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The main line from ==Lines worked by R&KR==*[[BhojeepuraLucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] to , from 1891, a metre gauge([[KathgodamRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] opened in 1884 and developed until 1916 with a number of network extensions<ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n204/mode/2up ) railway which formed an alternative northern "loop"Administration Report on between the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent cities of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 196]; Retrieved 18 Jul 2016</ref>*[[KasganjLucknow]] extension - completed in 1885 reaching and [[Bareilly]], 1906; 63 milesto the broad gauge(100km)*[[RamnagerRail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] extension from ) main line of the [[MoradabadOudh and Rohilkhand Railway]], 1908; 48 . The MG of 198 miles(76km317km) *[[Kashipur]] extension from [[Lalkua]], 1907in 1891; 36 extended to 312 miles(57km500km) by 1914 <ref name=Admin1918/>.*[[ShahjahanpurPowayan Light Railway]] extension , from the 17 Dec 1900, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[PilibhitRail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]], 1911-16; 56 )line of 39 miles(89km62km)length <ref name=Admin1918/>.
The ==Lines Surveyed/Proposed by R&KR also worked:-==*’Philibhit-Sitapur Railway’, sanctioned for survey 1905-6; MG line from [[LucknowPilibhit]] -Bareilly State RailwayBisalpur to [[Shahjahanpur]] and thence to [[Sitapur]] , from 1891, a metre gaugelength of about 105 miles(168km) <ref>[[Rail_gauge_https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line page/n80/mode/1up “Histories of 198 miles (317kmIndian) in 1891Railway Projects ...up to June 1906” page 42]; Retrieved 8 Dec 2016</ref>. The 'Philibhit - Shahjahanpur Section’ was constructed by R&KR as ’Shahjahanpur Extension Line’, opened 1911-16 - ''see above''; extended the extension to 312[[Sitapur]] was still to be constructed in 1916.46 miles*’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]](500kmLBSR) length by 1914 – ''see for information'' <ref name=Admin1918History1906>[https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#page/n80/mode/1up “Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906” page 42]; Retrieved 8 Dec 2016</ref>.*[[Powayan Light RailwayPilibhit-Barmedo Branch]], from surveyed in 1903 by the Agents, the 17 Dec 1900R&KR, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(on behalf of the [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NGLucknow-Bareilly State Railway]])line of 38.86 miles(62kmLBSR) length – ''see for information'' <ref name=Admin1918History1906/>.
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
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The '''Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway''' (R&KR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway whose northern terminus at [[Kathgodam]] served the submontane belt of the [[United Provinces]] between [[Lucknow]] and [[Moradabad]], as well as a number of hill stations, such as [[Naini Tal]].
The '''Rohilkund original main line from Bhojeepura(near [[Bareilly]]) opened in 1884 and ran 54 miles(84km) in a north-westerly direction to [[Kathgodam]] The railway was progressively extended and Kumaon Railway''' by 1912 the R&KR covered 256 miles(412km); and the R&KRalso worked the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] 296 miles(476km) was and together with the [[Powayan Light Railway]]; giving a metre gaugetotal 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 R&KR also had working agreements with both the [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway whose northern terminus at [[KathgodamLucknow-Bareilly State Railway]] and the [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] [[Powayan Light Railway]] served . The three railways were worked using shared facilities but retaining separate identities. ''See ‘Lines Worked’ and ‘Records' below'' ==Lines owned and operated by R&KR==Information mainly based on the submontane belt “Administration Report for Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin1918>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n204/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of the Government Printing, Calcutta; page 196]; Retrieved 8 Dec 2016</ref>.*[[Bhojeepura-Kathgodam R&KR Mainline]] from Bhojeepura (near [[Bareilly]] to [[Kathgodam]] , 1884; 54 miles(84km)**‘Kasganj Extension Line’ from [[United ProvincesBareilly]] between to Soron, 1885; to [[LucknowKasganj]] and , 1906; 63 miles(100km)**‘Ramnagar Extension Line’ from [[Moradabad]] to [[Ramnagar]], as well as a number of hill stations1907-8; 48 miles(76km) **‘Kashipur Extension Line’ from [[Lalkua]] to [[Kashipur]], such as 1907; 36 miles(57km) **‘Shahjahanpur Extension Line’ from [[Naini TalPilibhit]]. 1911; reaching [[Shahjahanpur]] 1916; 56 miles(89km)
== History ==
The R&KR remained a private Company until nationalisation in 1943 when it was amalgamated with the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]](B&NWR), with which it had been closely associated, and the [[Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway]], to form the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]](O&TR).
In turn, in 1952, the [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]] became part of '''North Eastern Railway''', a zone of [[Indian Railways]].
==Records==
An on-line search of the IOR records 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 27 Jan 2016</ref>
==Personnel Records==
There are no personnel or staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] (IOR.) held at the [[British Library]]
There is a photograph dated 1911 in the Satow Collection:
