Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway

Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway was owned by the Provincial Government and worked by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway. The Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway merged with the Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway to become the Lucknow–Bareilly Railway on 1 January 1891. Following two metre gauge sections were opened as part of the Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway namely, Bhojeepura to Bareilly (12 miles) opened 1 October 1884 and Pilibhit to Bhojeepura (24 miles) opened 15 November 1884.

Conversion to broad gauge

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

See also

• History of rail transport in India

Notes

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