Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway

The Lucknow–Sitapur–Sehramau-Pilibhit Provincial State Railway was owned by the Provincial Government and worked as part of the Indian Railways.

Lucknow–Sitapur–Sehramau-Pilibhit Provincial State Railway

Industry	Railways
Predecessor	none
Founded	1886
Defunct	1 January 1891
Successor	Lucknow–Bareilly Railway
Headquarters	India
Area served	Northern India
Services	Rail transport

History

The 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 Lakhimpur (28 miles) opened 15 April 1887 and Lakhimpur to Gola Gokaran Nath (22 miles) opened 4 December 1887. 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.

Conversion to broad gauge

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

Notes

1. Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
2. Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background