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'''Hoshiarpur Doab Railway'''
The [[Hoshiarpur Doab Railway]] was a private company (The Hoshiarpur-Doab Branch Railway Company), that opened a series of railway lines from 1912 through to 1920. All these lines were worked by [[North Western Railway]](NWR)


Private Co; first section opened 1915; network of lines all worked and apparantly finally absorbed by NWR(qv)  
* '''Jullundur-Doab Railway''', opened 1912. Apparently this railway could have originally been been part of Southern Punjab Railway(SPR) and then renamed to form the Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
* '''Jullundur-Mukerian Railway''', opened 1914-15. Part of Jullundur-Doab Railway; which  was renamed Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
* '''Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway''', opened after 1914. Part of Jullundur-Doab Railway); renamed Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
* '''Phagwara-Rahoa(Rahon) Railway''', opened 1915-16 as part of Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
* '''Jaijon Extension Railway''', opened before 1920 as part of Hoshiarpur Doab Railway


The network of lines were all worked and apparently finally absorbed by [[North Western Railway]](NWR)
==External Links==
*http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Bengal_and_Assam_Behar_and_Orissa_1000568138/205 Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: Their History ... p.204-5.]
''Very little information has been found – any contributions gratefully received.
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Revision as of 13:45, 21 November 2015

The Hoshiarpur Doab Railway was a private company (The Hoshiarpur-Doab Branch Railway Company), that opened a series of railway lines from 1912 through to 1920. All these lines were worked by North Western Railway(NWR)

  • Jullundur-Doab Railway, opened 1912. Apparently this railway could have originally been been part of Southern Punjab Railway(SPR) and then renamed to form the Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
  • Jullundur-Mukerian Railway, opened 1914-15. Part of Jullundur-Doab Railway; which was renamed Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
  • Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway, opened after 1914. Part of Jullundur-Doab Railway); renamed Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
  • Phagwara-Rahoa(Rahon) Railway, opened 1915-16 as part of Hoshiarpur Doab Railway
  • Jaijon Extension Railway, opened before 1920 as part of Hoshiarpur Doab Railway

The network of lines were all worked and apparently finally absorbed by North Western Railway(NWR)

External Links

Very little information has been found – any contributions gratefully received.