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|route= [[Karachi]] to [[Quetta]]<br>[[Karachi]] to [[Lahore]]<br>[[Lahore]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]]
|route= [[Karachi]] to [[Quetta]]<br>[[Karachi]] to [[Lahore]]<br>[[Lahore]] to [[Delhi]]<br>[[Lahore]] to [[Peshawar]]
|gauge1= Broad gauge
|gauge1= Broad gauge
|gauge1details= 3186 miles (1905)
|gauge1details= 3186 miles (1905)<br>6861 miles (1947)
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|gauge2details= 6861 miles (1947)
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|timeline1date= 1886
|timeline1date= 1886
|timeline1details= Formed by merger of several smaller railways
|timeline1details= Formed by merger of several railways, viz:<br>[[Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway]]<br>[[Indus Valley State Railway]]<br>[[Punjab Northern State Railway]]
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|timeline5date= 1930
|timeline5date= 1930
|timeline5details= Southern Punjab Railway merged into NWR
|timeline5details= [[Southern Punjab Railway]] merged into NWR
|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|stations=  
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|system1date= 1886
|system1date= 1886
|system1details= Worked by [[North Western Railway]]
|system1details= State agency
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|company8details= [[Southern Punjab Railway]]
|company8details= [[Southern Punjab Railway]]
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|company9details= [[Kalka-Simla Railway]]
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|stations= [[Amritsar]], [[Ferozepore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Meerut]], [[Multan]], [[Peshawar]], [[Quetta]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Sibi]]
|stations= [[Amritsar]], [[Ferozepore]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Meerut]], [[Multan]], [[Peshawar]], [[Quetta]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Sibi]]
|system1date= 1947
|system1date= 1947
|system1details= [West] Pakistan Railways
|system1details= [West] [[Pakistan Railways]]
|system2date= 1947
|system2date= 1947
|system2details= East Punjab Railway (Indian Railways)
|system2details= [[East Punjab Railway]] (Indian Railways)
|system3date= 1952
|system3date= 1952
|system3details= Northern Railway (IR zone)
|system3details= [[Northern Railway]] (IR zone)
|gauge1= Broad gauge
|gauge1= Broad gauge
|gauge1details= 3890 miles (1905)
|gauge1details= 3890 miles (1905)
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The '''North-Western State Railway''' (NWR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the [[Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway]] , the [[Indus Valley State Railway]] and the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]]..
The '''North-Western State Railway''' (NWR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the [[Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway]], the [[Indus Valley State Railway]] and the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]].




== History ==
== History ==


Later renamed the [[North Western Railway]], by 1905 it was the longest railway under one administration and it became the strategic railway of the north-wset frontier. In 1947, it became the nucleus of Pakistan's railways, with 4976 of its 6861 miles.
Later renamed the [[North Western Railway]], by 1905 it was the longest railway under one administration and the strategic railway of the north-wset frontier. In 1947, it became the nucleus of Pakistan's railways, with 4976 of its 6861 miles lying within the new state.





Revision as of 15:02, 26 January 2009

North Western Railway
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Line of route
Karachi to Quetta
Karachi to Lahore
Lahore to Delhi
Lahore to Peshawar
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 3186 miles (1905)
6861 miles (1947)
Timeline
1886 Formed by merger of several railways, viz:
Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway
Indus Valley State Railway
Punjab Northern State Railway
1930 Southern Punjab Railway merged into NWR
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations
System agency
1886 State agency
How to interpret this infobox
North Western Railway

North Western Railway device
System timeline
1886 State owned and State worked
Constituent companies / lines
1886 North Western Railway
Dandot Light Railway
Jammu and Kashmir Railway
Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway
Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway
Nowshera-Durgai Railway
Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway
Southern Punjab Railway
Kalka-Simla Railway
Key locations
Headquarters Lahore
Workshops Moghalpura
Major Stations Amritsar, Ferozepore, Hyderabad, Meerut, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Saharanpur, Sibi
Successor system / organisation
1947 [West] Pakistan Railways
1947 East Punjab Railway (Indian Railways)
1952 Northern Railway (IR zone)
System mileage
Broad gauge 3890 miles (1905)
Narrow (2' 6") gauge 132 miles (1905)
Narrow (2' 0") gauge 6 miles (1905)
Associated auxiliary force
North-Western Railway Battalion
How to interpret this infobox

The North-Western State Railway (NWR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway and the Punjab Northern State Railway.


History

Later renamed the North Western Railway, by 1905 it was the longest railway under one administration and the strategic railway of the north-wset frontier. In 1947, it became the nucleus of Pakistan's railways, with 4976 of its 6861 miles lying within the new state.


Records

There are no Staff agreements held at the British Library in the India Office Records.


External Links

Terry Case, "North Western Railway"