Bikaner Railway
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Bikaner Railway was a former regional railway system in northwestern India that later became part of the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railway company
ⓘ
regional railway system ⓘ |
| becamePartOf | Northern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToRailway |
Jodhpur Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Western Railway (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicRole |
facilitated trade in agricultural products
ⓘ
supported movement of military supplies in northwestern India ⓘ |
| gaugeType | metre-gauge ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct as an independent railway system ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Indian Railways zonal system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bikaner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Punjab (India)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerAfterIndependence | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHub | Bikaner Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayType | broad-gauge (later conversions) ⓘ |
| regionCharacteristics | arid and semi-arid zones of Thar Desert ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Bikaner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delhi (via connections) ⓘ Jodhpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| successor |
North Western Railway zone (for some sections after reorganization)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single-track (on many sections) ⓘ |
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