East Indian Railway Company
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The East Indian Railway Company was a major British colonial-era railway company that built and operated key rail lines in eastern and northern India during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Indian Railway Company canonical | 3 |
| East Indian Railway | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| built |
Grand Chord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howrah–Allahabad–Delhi line NERFINISHED ⓘ Howrah–Bardhaman main line NERFINISHED ⓘ Howrah–Benares line NERFINISHED ⓘ Howrah–Delhi main line NERFINISHED ⓘ sections of the East Indian Railway network ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British investors ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Calcutta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1845 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| namedAfter | East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated |
freight rail services
ⓘ
passenger rail services ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| ownership | private shareholders in Britain ⓘ |
| partOf | British Indian railway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
coal
ⓘ
food grains ⓘ jute ⓘ raw cotton ⓘ |
| roleIn |
development of coalfields in eastern India
ⓘ
economic integration of eastern and northern India ⓘ expansion of British colonial trade in India ⓘ facilitating troop movements for the British Raj ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Allahabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Howrah NERFINISHED ⓘ Patna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
completion of continuous rail link between Howrah and Delhi
ⓘ
opening of the first section from Howrah to Hooghly in 1854 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
East Indian Railway (state-owned)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Government of India (British Raj) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,676 mm ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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East Indian Railway