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Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway

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Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
IndustryRailways
Predecessornone
Founded1884
Defunct1 January 1891
SuccessorLucknow–Bareilly Railway
Headquarters
India
Area served
Northern India
ServicesRail transport

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

History

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Two metre gauge sections were built to form the Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway; Bhojeepura to Bareilly (12 miles) opened 1 October 1884, and Pilibheet to Bhojeepura (24 miles) opened 15 November 1884. It merged with the Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway to become the Lucknow–Bareilly Railway on 1 January 1891.

Conversion to broad gauge

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

Notes

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