Английская Википедия:Indian Branch Railway Company

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox company 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]

In 1863, it built the Шаблон:RailGauge 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 Шаблон:RailGauge 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

The railway lines were converted to Шаблон:RailGauge broad gauge in 2017.

References

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Шаблон:Railways in Northern India Шаблон:Railway lines in Eastern India