Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway

Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
Industry Railways
Predecessor none
Successor Lucknow–Bareilly Railway
Founded 1884
Defunct 1 January 1891
Headquarters India
Area served
Northern India
Services Rail transport

Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway was owned by the Provincial Government and worked by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway.

History

Following two metre gauge sections were opened as part of the Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway namely, Bhojeepura to Bareilly (12 miles) opened 1 October 1884 and Pilibhit to Bhojeepura (24 miles) opened 15 November 1884. The Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway merged with the Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway to become the Lucknow–Bareilly Railway on 1 January 1891.

Conversion to broad gauge

The railway lines were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2017.

Notes

  1. Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
  2. Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background
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