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==SPR Branch Lines and extensions== | ==SPR Branch Lines and extensions== | ||
*'''[[Delhi-Samasatta Railway]]''' was opened in 1897 by the SPR connecting [[Delhi]] with [[Samasatta]] via [[Bhatinda]]. The line passed through [[Muktasar]] and [[Fazilka]] and provided direct connection through [[Samasatta]] (now in Pakistan) to [[Karachi]]. | *'''[[Delhi-Samasatta Railway]]''' was opened in 1897 by the SPR connecting [[Delhi]] with [[Samasatta]] via [[Bhatinda]]. The line passed through [[Muktasar]] and [[Fazilka]] and provided direct connection through [[Samasatta]] (now in Pakistan) to [[Karachi]]. | ||
*'''[[Macleodganj Railway]]''' was an extension constructed by | *'''[[Macleodganj Railway]]''' was an extension constructed by SPR in 1905 and worked by them. Later renamed Mandi Sadiqgan Railway and now in Pakistan. | ||
*'''[[Narwana-Kaithal Railway]]''' was opened in 1899 by SPR, linking [[Kaitha]] to [[Narwana]], from where a branch line to [[Kuruksheta]] was opened in 1910. | |||
==Railways absorbed into SPR== | ==Railways absorbed into SPR== | ||