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The '''Delhi-Samasata Railway''' was opened in 1897 by the [[Southern Punjab Railway]] Company(SPR) connecting [[Delhi]] with [[Samasata]] via [[Bhatinda]].
[[File:Southern Punjab Railway Map 1909.png|thumb| '''Delhi-Samasata Railway''']]
The '''Delhi-Samasata Railway''' was broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line that
opened in 1897 by the [[Southern Punjab Railway| ‘Southern Punjab Railway’ Company’]](SPR) connecting [[Delhi]] with [[Samasata]] via [[Bhatinda]].


The line passed through [[Muktasar]] and [[Fazilka]] and provided direct connection through [[Samasata]] (now in Pakistan) to [[Karachi]].
The railway formed the SPR  ’Delhi-Samasata Mainline’,  opened Nov 1897, 399 miles(642km) <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n129/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 120-26 (pdf129-134)]; Retrieved 30 Apr 2020</ref>


The [[Macleodganj Railway]] extension from [[Macleodganj]] (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) to [[Ludhiana]] was opened by the SPR in 1905.
The terminus of the SPR at [[Samasata]] was an interchange  junction with the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) - [[Lahore-Karachi Mainline]] . At Bahawalpur it ran alongside the NWR track as far as terminus at [[Samasata]] <ref>British Library*L/F/8/14/1003/1; “Messrs. Ogilvy, Gillanders and Company, Agreement for the formation of a company for the construction of a railway from Delhi to Samasata in connection with the North Western State Railway “29 Jul 1895 </ref>


== External Links ==
The line was worked by the '[[North Western Railway]]'
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazilka_railway_station "Fazilka railway station"] Wikipedia
 
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File  #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” -  available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
 
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 22 Jan 2016</ref> gives the following: -
*'''L/F/8/14/1003/2 ''' “Southern Punjab Railway Company Limited, Contract for the construction of the Delhi-Samasata Railway; 1895”
 
==Further Information==
See '''[[Southern Punjab Railway]]'''
<br>and '''[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked#Lines_worked_by_NWR_at_some_time|North Western Railway – Lines Worked]]'''
 
== References ==
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