Oudh and Tirhut Railway

Oudh and Tirhut Railway
Industry Railways
Predecessor Bengal and North Western Railway
Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
Tirhut Railway
Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway
Lucknow-Bareilly Railway
Successor North Eastern Railway
Founded 1 January 1943 (1943-01-01)
Defunct 14 April 1952 (1952-04-14)
Headquarters Gorakhpur, India
Area served
Northern India
Services Rail transport

The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was a Railway company operated in India. On 1 January 1943, the Bengal and North Western Railway and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&K worked) were acquired by the Government of India and they were amalgamated with the Tirhut Railway, the Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway (BNW worked) and the Lucknow-Bareilly Railway (R&K worked) to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway.[1][2] Its headquarters was at Gorakhpur. The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was later renamed the Oudh Tirhut Railway. On 14 April 1952, the Oudh Tirhut Railway was amalgamated with the Assam Railway and the Kanpur-Achnera section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway to form North Eastern Railway, one of the 16 zones of the current Indian Railways.[2][3]

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Notes

  1. Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, p.37
  2. 1 2 "Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background". Ministry of Railways website.
  3. Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-3
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