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<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html IRFCA "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947")/1922]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html IRFCA "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947")/1922]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The railway is still in use today as part of | The railway is still in use today as part of Pakistan Railways. In 1956 the NG line line was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]. | ||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Railways Wikipedia "Pakistan Railways"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Railways Wikipedia "Pakistan Railways"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 19 December 2015
The Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway opened in 1921-22. It was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) between Larkana and Jacobabad. The line was worked by North Western Railway(NWR). [1]
The railway is still in use today as part of Pakistan Railways. In 1956 the NG line line was converted into 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge(BG. [2]
No further information has been found regarding the history of this railway.
References
- ↑ IRFCA "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947")/1922; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Pakistan Railways"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015