The Indian Branch Railway Company was formed in 1862 to build short branch and feeder lines. It received no guarantee but was offered a 20-year subsidy. In the 1850s, it secured a guaranteed return.[1][2]
| Industry | Railways |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1862 |
| Defunct | Around 1872 |
| Successor | Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Nalhati State Railway |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Eastern and Northern India |
| Services | Rail transport |
In 1863, it built the 4 ft (1,219 mm) wide narrow gauge railway line between Azimganj and Nalhati.[2] The Azimgan–Nalhati line was taken over by the Government in 1872, as Nalhati State Railway.[1][3] In 1867, it opened the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge Kanpur–Lucknow branch line.[1][3]
It established a railway workshop at Alambagh in 1865 and another at Charbagh in 1867.[4]
Around 1872, it was merged into Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.[2][3] Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was subsequently merged with East Indian Railway Company in 1925.[5]
Conversion to broad gauge edit
The railway lines were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2017.
References edit
- ^ a b c "IR History I : Early Days (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Indian Branch Railway". fibis. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Old Martinian Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Management E-books6. Retrieved 30 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "IR History III : (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2013.