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Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway

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}} '''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]].
[[File:Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 1909 Map v2.png|thumb| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 1909]]
[[File:Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 1931 Map.png|thumb| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway 193191931]][[File:R&K Railway System 1937 Map.png|thumb| R&KR System 1937]] 
The ‘Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company’ started construction and working of a railway line from Bhojeepura (near [[Bareilly]]) to [[Kathgodam]] under a contract dated 12 Oct 1882. This was the original main line and opened on 12 Oct 1884 and ran 54 miles(84km) in a north-westerly direction to [[Kathgodam]].
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