Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway

Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
Industry	Railways
Predecessor	Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway
Founded	1943
Defunct	27 February 1953
Successor	North Eastern Railway
Headquarters	India
Area served	Northern India
Services	Rail transport

The Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway (C–B) was owned by the Government of India and managed as part of the East Indian Railway, and was worked by the Bengal and North Western Railway and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway and their successors. The Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway was essentially the common stem of the Bengal and North Western Railway and Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway networks. The Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway was transferred to the North Eastern Railway on 27 February 1953.

There were two lines:

Cawnpore–Aishbagh line (metre gauge: 45 miles)

Cawnpore (BBCI) to Aishbagh (R&K) (45 miles) opened between 25 April and 15 May 1897

Daliganj–Barabanki line (metre gauge: 18 miles)

Daliganj (R&K) to Barabanki (BNW) (18 miles) opened 24 November 1896

Notes

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

v t e Railways in Northern India
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Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

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