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'''Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway'''
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|route= [[Bahawalnagar]] to [[Fort Abbas]]
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|gauge1= Broad gauge
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|gauge1details= 70 miles
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|timeline1date= 1928
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|timeline1details= Line opened
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|stations= [[Bahawalnagar]], [[Fort Abbas]]
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|system1details= Worked by [[North Western Railway]] 
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A Darbar line financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Bahawalpur State]]; opened in 1928
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The '''Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway''' was a  Durbar line financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Bahawalpur State]]. The line opened in 1928 and was worked by [[North Western Railway]](NWR) <ref name=name>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandoned_and_dismantled_railway_lines_in_Pakistan Wikipedia "Abandoned and dismantled railway lines in Pakistan"]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html  "Chronology of railways in India, Part 3" for 1928 IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''"]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2016</ref>
 
; worked by [[North Western Railway]](NWR).
 
  
The line linked [[Bahawalnagar]] with [[Fort Abbas]]. Owned by [[Bahawalpur State]] Darbar who also owned the [[Khanpur-Chachran Railway]].
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The line linked [[Bahawalnagar]] with [[Fort Abbas]], a line length of 70miles (112km). Owned by [[Bahawalpur State]] Durbar, who also owned the [[Khanpur-Chachran Railway]], and formed an important part of the NWR network.
  
Transferred to [[Pakistan]] on independence and subsequently dismantled.
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Transferred to [[Pakistan]] following independence and subsequently dismantled<ref name=name/>.
  
==External Links==
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandoned_and_dismantled_railway_lines_in_Pakistan "Abandoned and dismantled railway lines in Pakistan"] Wikipedia
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 22 May 2017

Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway
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Line of route
Bahawalnagar to Fort Abbas
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 70 miles
Timeline
1928 Line opened
Key locations
Presidency
Stations Bahawalnagar, Fort Abbas
System agency
Worked by North Western Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway was a Durbar line financed by the Princely Bahawalpur State. The line opened in 1928 and was worked by North Western Railway(NWR) [1]

The line linked Bahawalnagar with Fort Abbas, a line length of 70miles (112km). Owned by Bahawalpur State Durbar, who also owned the Khanpur-Chachran Railway, and formed an important part of the NWR network.

Transferred to Pakistan following independence and subsequently dismantled[1].

References