Bengal Nagpur Railway
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Bengal Nagpur Railway was a major British-era railway company in eastern and central India that played a key role in regional rail development before being absorbed into the post-independence Indian Railways system.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-era railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| builtFor |
coal transport from eastern India
ⓘ
linking Kolkata with central India ⓘ linking Kolkata with western India ⓘ mineral transport from central India ⓘ |
| connects |
Howrah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolved |
mid 20th century
ⓘ
post-1947 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Nagpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
development of rail infrastructure in central India
ⓘ
development of rail infrastructure in eastern India ⓘ facilitating movement of raw materials for British industry ⓘ supporting growth of coalfields in eastern India ⓘ supporting growth of iron and steel industry in eastern India ⓘ |
| impact |
improved connectivity between eastern and western India
ⓘ
stimulated urban growth along its routes ⓘ |
| inception |
1887
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLine | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai trunk route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Bengal Nagpur Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorOf |
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagpur–Asansol section NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagpur–Bilaspur line NERFINISHED ⓘ lines in Chota Nagpur Plateau ⓘ lines in present-day Chhattisgarh ⓘ lines in present-day Jharkhand ⓘ lines in present-day Maharashtra ⓘ lines in present-day Odisha ⓘ lines in present-day West Bengal ⓘ |
| owner | Government of India (post-acquisition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian railway network ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
freight transport
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passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central India
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight rail
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long-distance rail ⓘ passenger rail ⓘ regional rail ⓘ |
| successor |
Indian Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Eastern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,676 mm ⓘ |
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