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The '''Zhob Valley Railway''' was part of [[North Western Railway]](NWR) Northern Frontier narrow gauge network; finally extended from Boston to [[Zhob]] in 1929 | The '''Zhob Valley Railway''' was part of [[North Western Railway]](NWR) Northern Frontier narrow gauge network; finally extended from Boston to [[Zhob]] in 1929 | ||
| − | + | During First World War, a railway line was laid Khanai (30 km north of Quetta) to Hindubagh (renamed as Muslimbagh in 1960s). Hindubagh had Chrome mines, which was used in munitions of First World War. The railway line at that time was a private siding for the Balochistan Chrome Ore Company. The work started on Khanai-Hindubagh line in 1916 and was opened for rail traffic in 1921. In 1927, the Hindubagh to Qila Saifullah section was opened and finally the section up to Zhob was opened in 1929. It had been intended to extent the railway from Zhob to Bannu, but this never eventuated.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20130122144541/http://pakistaniat.com/2008/06/05/zhob-valley-railway-zvr-of-pakistan/ Zhob Valley Railway (ZVR) of Pakistan] by Owais Mughal, June 5, 2008. "All Things Pakistan", now an archived website.</ref> | |
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| + | Its length of three hundred kilometres made it the longest Narrow Gauge line in the subcontinent. At 2224 metres above the sea, Kan Mehtarzai station was one of the highest Narrow Gauge railway station in the world. During midwinter, the line could be buried by snow.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110829045812/http://sajshirazi.blogspot.com/2011/03/breakfast-at-kan-mehtarzai.html "Breakfast at Kan Mehtarzai"] by Salman Rashid 28 April 2011, now archived.</ref> | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b747693?urlappend=%3Bseq=112 Zhob Valley Railway Survey] c early 1890s, page 98 ''Some Rambles of a Sapper'' by Brigr-Genl. Herbert Henry Austin. 1928 Hathi Trust Digital Library | *[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b747693?urlappend=%3Bseq=112 Zhob Valley Railway Survey] c early 1890s, page 98 ''Some Rambles of a Sapper'' by Brigr-Genl. Herbert Henry Austin. 1928 Hathi Trust Digital Library | ||
Revision as of 06:03, 9 December 2015
The Zhob Valley Railway was part of North Western Railway(NWR) Northern Frontier narrow gauge network; finally extended from Boston to Zhob in 1929
During First World War, a railway line was laid Khanai (30 km north of Quetta) to Hindubagh (renamed as Muslimbagh in 1960s). Hindubagh had Chrome mines, which was used in munitions of First World War. The railway line at that time was a private siding for the Balochistan Chrome Ore Company. The work started on Khanai-Hindubagh line in 1916 and was opened for rail traffic in 1921. In 1927, the Hindubagh to Qila Saifullah section was opened and finally the section up to Zhob was opened in 1929. It had been intended to extent the railway from Zhob to Bannu, but this never eventuated.[1]
Its length of three hundred kilometres made it the longest Narrow Gauge line in the subcontinent. At 2224 metres above the sea, Kan Mehtarzai station was one of the highest Narrow Gauge railway station in the world. During midwinter, the line could be buried by snow.[2]
External links
Historical books online
- Zhob Valley Railway Survey c early 1890s, page 98 Some Rambles of a Sapper by Brigr-Genl. Herbert Henry Austin. 1928 Hathi Trust Digital Library
References
- ↑ Zhob Valley Railway (ZVR) of Pakistan by Owais Mughal, June 5, 2008. "All Things Pakistan", now an archived website.
- ↑ "Breakfast at Kan Mehtarzai" by Salman Rashid 28 April 2011, now archived.
