Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway
Industry | Railways |
---|---|
Predecessor | none |
Successor | Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway |
Founded | 1894 |
Defunct | 1943 |
Headquarters | India |
Area served | Northern India |
Services | Rail transport |
The Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway (C–B) was owned by the Government of India and managed as part of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (East Indian Railway from 1 July 1925).
Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway was sanctioned for construction in October 1894 to provide a link between the metre gauge railways, north of the Ganges with the Rajputana-Malwa Railway system. The construction was commenced in November 1894. The line was constructed alongside the broad gauge from Cawnpore via Lucknow to a junction with Bengal and North Western Railway at Burhwal 99.6 miles away. The line between Burhwal and Daliganj on the Lucknow–Bareilly Railway was opened on 24 November 1896.[1] The Aishbagh–Cawnpore section of the Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway (metre gauge link) was opened for goods traffic on 25 April 1897.[2]
The Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway was essentially the common stem of the Bengal and North Western Railway and Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway networks, It had two sections:
- Cawnpore–Aishbagh line (metre gauge: 45 miles)
- Cawnpore (BBCI) to Aishbagh (R&K) (45 miles) opened 25 April 1897
- Daliganj–Barabanki line (metre gauge: 18 miles)
- Daliganj (R&K) to Barabanki (BNW) (18 miles) opened 24 November 1896
In Oudh and Rohilkhand railway and Cawnpore–Burhwal railway there were no curves of a shorter radius than 1,000 feet, except on the Cawnpore–Burhwal railway where the sharpest curve has a radius of 573 feet.[3]
The Cawnpore–Burwhal Railway was renamed the Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway around 1943.
See also
References
- ↑ Sitansu Sekhar Ghosh (2002). Railways in India--a legend: origin & development (1830–1980). Jogemaya Prokashani. p. 126. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ↑ Lawrence Saunders, S. R. Blundstone (1897). The Railway Engineer. 18. p. 262. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- ↑ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1903). Papers by command. 47. HMSO. p. 373. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
Notes
- Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
- Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background