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'''SPR Mainline and branches''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 426 miles(685km). Page 121(pdf 130) | '''SPR Mainline and branches''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 426 miles(685km). Page 121(pdf 130) | ||
* | *’[[Delhi-Samasata Railway|Delhi-Samasata Mainline]]’, [[Delhi]] via [[Narwana]], [[Jakhal]], [[Bhatinda]] to [[Samasata]], opened 1897, 399 miles(642km) | ||
**’Delhi Brewery Branch Line’, opened 1909, 0.8 mile(1.3km) | **’Delhi Brewery Branch Line’, opened 1909, 0.8 mile(1.3km) | ||
**’[[Narwana-Kaithal Railway|Narwana-Kaithal Branch Line]]’, opened 1899, from [[Narwana]] to [[Kaithal]], 23 miles(37km) | **’[[Narwana-Kaithal Railway|Narwana-Kaithal Branch Line]]’, opened 1899, from [[Narwana]] to [[Kaithal]], 23 miles(37km) | ||
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'''[[Jullundur-Doab Railway| Jullundur-Doab Extension Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 130 miles(209km). Page 123(pdf132) | '''[[Jullundur-Doab Railway| Jullundur-Doab Extension Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 130 miles(209km). Page 123(pdf132) | ||
*’Jullunder-Ferozepore Mainline, [[Jullunder]] via Karpurthala, Sultanpur Lodi, Lohian Khas, Gidarpind, Makhu to [[Ferozepore]] Cantonment, opened 1912-14, 73 miles(117km) | *’Jullunder-Ferozepore Mainline', [[Jullunder]] via Karpurthala, Sultanpur Lodi, Lohian Khas, Gidarpind, Makhu to [[Ferozepore]] Cantonment, opened 1912-14, 73 miles(117km) | ||
**’Phillaur Branch Line’, Lohian Khas to [[Phillaur]], opened 1913, 39 miles(63km) | **’Phillaur Branch Line’, Lohian Khas to [[Phillaur]], opened 1913, 39 miles(63km) | ||
**’[[Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway]] known as the ‘Nakodar Branch Line’, [[Jullunder]] to [[Nakodar]], opened 1914, 19 miles(30km) | **’[[Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway]]' known as the ‘Nakodar Branch Line’, [[Jullunder]] to [[Nakodar]], opened 1914, 19 miles(30km) | ||
'''[[Ludhiana Extension Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 152 miles(244km). Page 123(pdf132) | '''[[Ludhiana Extension Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 152 miles(244km). Page 123(pdf132) | ||
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'''[[Sutlej Valley Railway| Sutlej Valley Extension Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 208 miles(335km). Pages 124-5(pdf135-6) | '''[[Sutlej Valley Railway| Sutlej Valley Extension Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 208 miles(335km). Pages 124-5(pdf135-6) | ||
*[[Kasur-Lodhran Railway]], [[Kasur]] to [[Lodhran]], opened 1910, closed and dismantled 1917-18, 208 miles(335km) | *'[[Kasur-Lodhran Railway]]', [[Kasur]] to [[Lodhran]], opened 1910, closed and dismantled 1917-18, 208 miles(335km) | ||
'''[[Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 79 miles(127km). Page 115(pdf124) | '''[[Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway]]''' [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] Total line length 79 miles(127km). Page 115(pdf124) | ||
*[[Ludhiana]] via [[Dhuri]] to [[Jakhal]], opened 1901. Managed, maintained and worked by [[North Western Railway]] (NWR) under an Agreement with the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Maler Kotla State]] Durbar and the [[Jhind State]] Durbars. The line was used by SPR linking the | *[[Ludhiana]] via [[Dhuri]] to [[Jakhal]], opened 1901. Managed, maintained and worked by [[North Western Railway]] (NWR) under an Agreement with the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Maler Kotla State]] Durbar and the [[Jhind State]] Durbars. The line was used by SPR linking the ’[[Delhi-Samasata Railway|Delhi-Samasata Mainline]]’ at [[Jakhal]] with '[[Ludhiana Extension Railway]]' at [[Ludhiana]]. | ||
==Records== | ==Records== | ||