Bengal and North Western Railway [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Bengal and North Western Railway
The Bengal and North Western Railway was owned and worked by the "Bengal and North Western Railway Company" (registered 23 October 1882, dissolved October 1946). The Bengal and North Western Railway was merged into the Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943.
Bengal & North Western main line.
Bengal & North Western main line was 301 miles long Metre gauge consisting of following sections:
- Sonepur to Mankapur (219 miles) opened 15 January 1885
- Mankapur to Gonda
Delhi-Madras that year.
1951–1983: Zonal re-organisation and further developments.
The re-organisation of railways in India into regional zones began in 1951. On 14 April of that year, the Southern Railway zone was created. On 5 November, the Central and Western Railway zones were created. That year, the post of Chief Commissioner of Railways was abolished and the Railway Board adopted the practice of making its senior-most member the chairman of the board. The government of West Bengal also entered into