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The '''Nowshera-Durgai Railway''' was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that branched off the [[North Western Railway | The '''Nowshera-Durgai Railway''' was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that branched off the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) main line from [[Rawalpindi]] to [[Peshawar]] and the [[Khyber Pass]]. The line from [[Nowshera]] to [[Durgai]], a length of 40 miles (64km) opened in 1901. | ||
<ref>[https:// | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n137/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 129]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[North Western Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 10 February 2016
| Nowshera-Durgai Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Nowshera to Durgai | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Narrow (2' 6") gauge | 40 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
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| Worked by North Western Railway | ||
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The Nowshera-Durgai Railway was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line that branched off the North Western Railway(NWR) main line from Rawalpindi to Peshawar and the Khyber Pass. The line from Nowshera to Durgai, a length of 40 miles (64km) opened in 1901. [1]