Jammu and Kashmir Railway

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Jammu and Kashmir Railway
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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

Further Information

See North Western Railway

References