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|route= [[Bahawalnagar]] to [[Fort Abbas]] | |||
|gauge1= Broad gauge | |||
|gauge1details= 70 miles | |||
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|timeline1date= 1928 | |||
|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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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> | |||
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<ref name=name/>. | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | |||