Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
| Industry | Railways | 
|---|---|
| Predecessor | none | 
| Successor | Lucknow–Bareilly Railway | 
| Founded | 1884 | 
| Defunct | 1 January 1891 | 
| Headquarters | India | 
| Area served | Northern India | 
| Services | Rail transport | 
Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway was owned by the Provincial Government and worked by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway.
History[edit]
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[edit]
The railway lines were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2017.
Notes[edit]
- Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
- Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background