Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
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 Offices of the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
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| Route length: | 953 km |
| Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) |
The Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&KR) was a railway company in India whose network had a maximum extension of 953 km.
history
Founded on October 6, 1882, the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company operated, among other things, the Lucknow – Bareilly Railway and the Bareilly – Pilibheet Provincial State Railway . It was taken over by the British Indian government and became part of the Oudh and Tirhut Railway on January 1, 1943 . This was taken over by Indian Railways in 1952 as part of the North Eastern Railway .
In 2017, the narrow-gauge railways were switched to broad gauge with a gauge of 1676 mm.
network
The northern terminus was in Kathgodam , from where the foothills of the United Provinces of Agra and Avadh between Lucknow and Moradabad and some hill stations such as Naini Tal were approached.
The original main line opened in 1884 and ran from Bhojeepura near Bareilly 84 km northwest to Kathgodam . The route was extended in sections. In 1912, R&KR was already operating a network of 412 km. They also operated the 476 km long Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway .
There were agreements on the operation of the meter - gauge route of the Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway and the narrow-gauge route of the Powayan Light Railway . The three railways shared the facilities but retained independent legal form and accounting.
R&KR railway lines
The following railway lines were owned and operated by R&KR:
- Bhojeepura – Kathgodam railway line , 1884; 84 km
- Branch line from Bareilly to Soron ( Kasganj Extension Line ), 1885; 1906 extended to Kasganj ; 100 km
- Branch line from Moradabad to Ramnagar ( Ramnagar Extension Line ), 1907–1908; 76 km
- Branch line from Lalkua to Kashipur ( Kashipur Extension Line ), 1907; 57 km
- Branch line from Pilibhit (1911) to Shahjahanpur (1916) ( Shahjahanpur Extension Line ); 89 km
Railway lines operated by R&KR
The following lines from other owners were operated by R&KR:
- Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway , from 1891, a meter- gauge railway that enabled an alternative northern route between Lucknow and Bareilly to the broad-gauge railway of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway . The 317 km long meter gauge network was expanded to a length of 500 km by 1914.
- Powayan Light Railway , from December 17, 1900, a 62 km long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 762 mm.
Locomotives (selection)
- Year of construction: 1935, 2 P-class locomotives, Vulcan Foundry No. 4688–4691, wheel arrangement : 4-6-0 , track width : 1000 mm
- Year of manufacture: 1937, 2 locomotives, Vulcan Foundry No. 4773–4774, wheel arrangement: 2-6-0 , 1000 mm
literature
- MA Rao (1988). Indian Railways , New Delhi: National Book Trust
- Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Google Books “The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprise” by Kartar Lalvani, p. 218. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ A b c d e f g "Administration Report on the Railways in India - corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta, p. 196. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ A b Vulcan Foundry Photographic Loco List.