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The '''Kandahar State Railway''' opened c.1881, ran only to [[Sibi]] and then as far as '''Rindli''' + | The '''Kandahar State Railway''' opened c.1881, ran only to [[Sibi]] and then as far as '''Rindli''' + ''(see note)'' | ||
The line never reached [[Kandahar]]. | The line never reached [[Kandahar]]. | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=JRfybCGRfbEC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=kandahar+state+railway&source=bl&ots=hErV8KzGaa&sig=eNbHm-zrnxjwzH-_zFFFx3IyKCc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EwvwVOv2BZDlaKqTgcgI&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=kandahar%20state%20railway&f=false Google Books "Kipling and Afghanistan: A Study of the Young Author as Journalist Writing ..." by Neil K. Moran 2005 page 18]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
The Kandhar State Railway joined with the southern section of the [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] and in 1886 amgamated, with other railways, to form [[North Western Railway]](NWR), | The Kandhar State Railway joined with the southern section of the [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] and in 1886 amgamated, with other railways, to form [[North Western Railway]](NWR), | ||
'''Rindli''' | + ''Note'' '''Rindli''' | ||
From [[Sibi]] the line ran south-west, skirting the hills to Rindli, and originally followed the course of the Bolān stream to its head on the plateau. | From [[Sibi]] the line ran south-west, skirting the hills to Rindli, and originally followed the course of the Bolān stream to its head on the plateau. | ||
The destructive action of floods, however, led to the abandonment of this alignment. The railway now follows the Mashkaf valley. The [[Bolan Pass Railway Construction]] enabled this NWR route to be selected. | The destructive action of floods, however, led to the abandonment of this alignment. The railway now follows the Mashkaf valley. The [[Bolan Pass Railway Construction]] enabled this NWR route to be selected. | ||
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Revision as of 05:54, 12 December 2015
The Kandahar State Railway opened c.1881, ran only to Sibi and then as far as Rindli + (see note)
The line never reached Kandahar. [1]
The Kandhar State Railway joined with the southern section of the Sind-Pishin State Railway and in 1886 amgamated, with other railways, to form North Western Railway(NWR),
+ Note Rindli From Sibi the line ran south-west, skirting the hills to Rindli, and originally followed the course of the Bolān stream to its head on the plateau.
The destructive action of floods, however, led to the abandonment of this alignment. The railway now follows the Mashkaf valley. The Bolan Pass Railway Construction enabled this NWR route to be selected.