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Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
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Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway | ||
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Line of route | ||
Bareilly to Pilbheet | ||
Gauge / mileage | ||
Metre gauge | 36 miles | |
Timeline | ||
Oct 1884 | Bhojeepura to Bareilly section opened | |
Nov 1884 | Bhojeepura to Pilbheet section opened | |
Key locations | ||
Presidency | Bengal | |
Stations | Bareilly, Bhojeepura, Pilbheet | |
System agency | ||
1884 | State line worked by Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | |
How to interpret this infobox |
The Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway was owned by the Provincial Government and worked by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway(R&KR). [1]
Two metre gauge(MG)sections opened as part of the Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway: [2]
- Bhojeepura to Bareilly (12 miles/19km) opened 1 October 1884
- Pilibhit to Bhojeepura (24 miles/38km) opened 15 November 1884
The Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway merged with the Lucknow-Sitapur & Bareilly Railway to become the Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway on 1 January 1891.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Bareilly-Pilibheet Provincial State Railway" Retrieved on 15 Feb 2016
- ↑ "Indian Railway Notes” pdf page 8 footnote 13,14 by Keith Scholey Retrieved on 15 Feb 2016