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The '''Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line that provided a "cut-off" between the important junction of [[Ludhiana]] and [[Jakhal]], on the [[Southern Punjab Railway|Southern Punjab]] route to [[Delhi]].
The line opened in 1901 and was managed, maintained and worked by [[North Western Railway]] (NWR) under an Agreement with the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Maler Kotla State]] Durbar and the [[Jhind State]] Durbars.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n123/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta; page 115]; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016</ref>
In 1908 a Contract defining the position of the Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal State Railway in relation to the [[Southern Punjab Railway]](SPR) was drawn up, this concerns SPR traffic running on this line which was operated by NWR <ref name=name/>.
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File  #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” -  available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref name=name>[ [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search];  Retrieved  Jan 2016</ref>
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*'''L/F/8/16/1191'''  “Southern Punjab Railway Company Limited, Contract defining the position of the Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal State Railway in relation to the Southern Punjab Railway; 1908"
==Further Information==
See '''[[Southern Punjab Railway]]'''
<br>and '''[[North_Western_Railway_-_Lines_operated_and_worked#Lines_worked_by_NWR_at_some_time|North Western Railway – Lines Worked]]'''
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]

Latest revision as of 14:35, 21 June 2020

Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway
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Line of route
Ludhiana to Jakhal
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 79 miles (1905)
Timeline
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Dhuri
System agency
Worked by North Western Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway was a broad gauge(BG) line that provided a "cut-off" between the important junction of Ludhiana and Jakhal, on the Southern Punjab route to Delhi.

The line opened in 1901 and was managed, maintained and worked by North Western Railway (NWR) under an Agreement with the Princely Maler Kotla State Durbar and the Jhind State Durbars. [1]

In 1908 a Contract defining the position of the Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal State Railway in relation to the Southern Punjab Railway(SPR) was drawn up, this concerns SPR traffic running on this line which was operated by NWR [2].

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives the following: -

  • L/F/8/16/1191 “Southern Punjab Railway Company Limited, Contract defining the position of the Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal State Railway in relation to the Southern Punjab Railway; 1908"

Further Information

See Southern Punjab Railway
and North Western Railway – Lines Worked

References