| Indian Branch Railway Company | |
| Foundation: | 1862 |
| Defunct: | Around 1872 |
| Successor: | Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Nalhati State Railway |
| Location Country: | India |
| Area Served: | Eastern and Northern India |
| Services: | Rail transport |
The Indian Branch Railway Company was formed in 1862 to build short branch and feeder lines. It received no guarantee but was offered a 20-year subsidy. In the 1850s, it secured a guaranteed return.[1] [2]
In 1863, it built the wide narrow gauge railway line between Azimganj and Nalhati.[2] The Azimgan–Nalhati line was taken over by the Government in 1872, as Nalhati State Railway.[1] [3] In 1867, it opened the wide metre gauge Kanpur–Lucknow branch line.[1] [3]
It established a railway workshop at Alambagh in 1865 and another at Charbagh in 1867.[4]
Around 1872, it was merged into Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.[2] [3] Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was subsequently merged with East Indian Railway Company in 1925.[5]
The railway lines were converted to broad gauge in 2017.