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(Text) CC BY-SA