, 1870s The company was founded in 1883 by the Scottish railway engineer
Alexander Izat who was also the Company Director until 1904. The original main line from Bhojeepura (near
Bareilly) opened in 1884 and ran in a north-westerly direction to
Kathgodam. The railway was progressively extended, and by 1912 its network covered . It also worked the long
Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway. He represented R&KR at the Indian Railway Conference Association and remained as Director, until his retirement in 1904. In 1918 he is recorded as being R&KR Chairman with headquarters in London. •
Kasganj Extension Line from
Bareilly to Soron, 1885; to
Kasganj, 1906; •
Pilibhit-Barmedo Branch, surveyed in 1903 by the Agents, the R&KR, on behalf of the
Lucknow-Bareilly State Railway (LBSR) ==Classification==