Eastern Punjab Railway
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Railway in India
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| Industry | Railways |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | North Western State Railway |
| Successor | Northern Railway |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | East Punjab |
| Services | Rail transport |
The Eastern Punjab Railway was the successor of the North Western State Railway in East Punjab after the partition of India.[1][2] In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, north-west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.[3]
It was labeled as a Class I railway according to Indian Railway Classification System.[4]
- ↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (1949). The Times of India Directory and Year Book. Times of India Press. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
On that day the Indian portion of tile North-Western was constituted into Eastern Punjab Railway, and the parts of the Bengal- Assam in the province of Assam were formed Into Assam Railway.
- ↑ Directory of Railway Officials & Yearbook. Tothill Press. 1954. p. 114.
It comprises the whole of the former North-Western system of British India except the lines in the south-eastern Punjab, now the Eastern Punjab Railway of India.
- ↑ "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Indian Railways One Hundred Years. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) Government of India. 1953. p. 174.
