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The '''Jammu and Kashmir Railway''' was a short broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) branch financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Kashmir|Kashmir State]] Durbar. The 16 mile line opened in 1890 linking [[Sialkot]] to [[Jammu]] and was worked by [[North Western Railway]](NWR) as part of their network. | The '''Jammu and Kashmir Railway''' was a short broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) branch financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Kashmir|Kashmir State]] Durbar. The 16 mile line opened in 1890 linking [[Sialkot]] to [[Jammu]] and was worked by [[North Western Railway]](NWR) as part of their network. | ||
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n121/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 113]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016</ref> | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n121/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 113]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 7 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
| + | gives the following:- | ||
| + | *R/2/1061/5; "File No.54 of 1888. Railway from Sialkot to Jammu"; 1888 | ||
==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 7 April 2016
| Jammu and Kashmir Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Sialkot to Jammu | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 16 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| Worked by North Western Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Jammu and Kashmir Railway was a short broad gauge(BG) branch financed by the Princely Kashmir State Durbar. The 16 mile line opened in 1890 linking Sialkot to Jammu and was worked by North Western Railway(NWR) as part of their network. [1]
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [2] gives the following:-
- R/2/1061/5; "File No.54 of 1888. Railway from Sialkot to Jammu"; 1888
