Eastern Punjab Railway Explained

Eastern Punjab Railway
Location Country:India
Area Served:East Punjab
Services:Rail transport
Predecessor:North Western State Railway
Successor:Northern Railway

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Reed, Sir Stanley. The Times of India Directory and Year Book . 26 November 2016. 1949. Times of India Press. English. 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..
  2. Book: Directory of Railway Officials & Yearbook. 1954. Tothill Press. English. 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..
  3. Web site: Geography – Railway Zones. IRFCA. 26 February 2014.
  4. Book: Indian Railways One Hundred Years . 1953 . Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) Government of India . 174.

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