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Benares City Branch Railway
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Benares City Branch Railway
The 2 miles long metre gauge line from Benares Cant. to Benares City was opened between 15 March to 1 April 1899 as the Benares City branch of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway(O&RR). O&RR was absorbed by the East Indian Railway(EIR) on 1 July 1925. [1] [2]
However this line was worked by the Bengal and North-Western Railway(B&NWR) and its successors from opening and was transferred to the North Eastern Railway on 27 February 1953.
External Links
"Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" Wikipedia
References
- ↑ Graces Guide "Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway"; Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Indian Railway Notes" by Keith Scholey; Retrieved 9 Dec 2015