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 (17 miles) opened 2 April 1884
Gonda to Colonelganj (18 miles) opened (29 October 1891) 1 February 1892
Colonelganj to Jarwal Road (11 miles) opened 1 February 1892
Jarwal Road to Bahramghat (5 miles) (including Elgin Bridge) opened 18 December 1896
Bahramghat to Burhwal (4 miles) opened 24 November 1896
Burwhal to Barabanki (Broad gauge: 17 miles) opened 1 April 1872
Burhwal to Barabanki (Broad to Mixed gauge) converted 24 November 1896
Burhwal to Barabanki (Mixed to Metre gauge) converted around 1943
Dighwara-Goldingganj diversion (7 miles) opened around 1960
Barabanki to Chhapra (Metre to Broad gauge) converted 1981
Chhapra Kacheri to Dighwara (Metre to Broad gauge: 10 miles) converted autumn 2006
Chapra-Allahabad line(Metregauge:200miles) *Chapra(Chhapra) to Revelganj(7miles)
Revelganj towest of Revelganj(1mile) opened(15April)15May1891 opened(15Mar)1April1899
west of Revelganj to Bakulaha(5miles)(InchcapeBridge) opened 7 February1912
Bakulaha to Phephna(33miles) *Phephna to Ghazipur(31miles) *Ghazipurghat to Aunrihar(26miles) *Aunrihar to Benares(Varanasi)City(EI)
(20miles) BenaresCant.(BNW)toBenaresCity(BNW)(2miles)3 *BenaresCant(Junction)(EI)to Madhosingh(29miles)
Madhosingh toJhusi(41miles)
Jhusi to Izat Bridge(3miles) *IzatBridge toAllahabadCity(1mile) ~oldManjhibranch(Metregauge:3miles) Revelganj to Manjhi(3miles) ~oldChandiaraghatbranch
(Metregauge:2miles)
Bakulaha to Chandiaraghat(2miles)
Phephna-Indaraline(32miles) *Phephna to Indara(32miles) *Mirzapur branch(Metregauge:7miles) Madhosingh to Mirzapurghat(6miles) Mirzapurghat toChilh(½mile) *Maharajganj branch(Metregauge:4miles)
Daronda to Maharajganj(4miles) *Duraundha to Maharajganj(Broadgauge:4miles) *Siwan-Captainganj line(Metregauge:79miles) *Sawan(Siwan)toThawe(18miles) *Thawe toTurkauha(TamkukiRoad)(23miles)
*Turkauha to Captainganj(Kaptanganj)(38miles) * Siwan toThawe (Metre to Broadgauge:18miles)
Bhatni-Benares Chord
(Metregauge:79miles)
Bhatni toTartipur(17miles)
Tartipur to Mau(26miles)
Mau to Aunrihar(36miles)
Bhatni to Aunrihar(Metre to Broadgauge)
Barhaj branch(Metregauge:13miles) Salimpur to Barhaj Bazar(13miles)
*Dohrighat branch(Metregauge:54miles)
Indara to Dohrighat(22miles)
*Shahganj branch(Metregauge:62miles)
Mau to Azamgarh(27miles) *Azamgarh to Shahganj(35miles)
Jaunpur branch
(Metregauge:36miles)
Aunrihar-Jaunpur via Kerakat (opened 21 March 1904).
