East Indian Railway Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_Indian_Railway_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1952
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:first_passenger_train_ran 1854
gptkbp:first_passenger_train_route Howrah to Hooghly
gptkbp:founded 1845
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Rowland_Macdonald_Stephenson
gptkbp:gauge broad gauge
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Kolkata
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East Indian Railway Company
gptkbp:industry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Howrah–Delhi_main_line
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Eastern_Railway_(India)
gptkbp:nationalized 1952
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:George_Turnbull
gptkbp:notableProject construction of the first passenger railway in eastern India
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Howrah_Junction
gptkbp:operates gptkb:North-Western_Provinces
gptkb:Bengal_Presidency
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Indian_Railways
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Howrah–Delhi_main_line
gptkb:Yamuna_Bridge,_Agra
gptkb:Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai_line
gptkb:Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa_loop
gptkb:Howrah-Bardhaman_main_line
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6