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Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway

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Industry
  
Railways

Founded
  
1886

Headquarters
  
India

Predecessor
  
none

Defunct
  
1 January 1891

Successor
  
Lucknow–Bareilly Railway

The Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway was owned by the Provincial Government and worked as part of the Indian State Railways. The Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway merged with the Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway to form the Lucknow–Bareilly Railway on 1 January 1891. Following three metre gauge sections opened as part of the Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway namely Lucknow to Sitapur (55 miles) opened 16 November 1886, Sitapur to Lakshimpur (28 miles) opened 15 April 1887 and Lakshimpur to Gola Gokaran Nath (22 miles) opened 4 December 1887.

Conversion to broad gauge

The railway lines were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2017.

References

Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Wikipedia