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'''North Western Railway - Lines operated and worked '''
<big>'''North Western Railway - Lines operated and worked '''</big>
 
<blockquote>- a sub-section of the '''[[North Western Railway]] (NWR)''' page</blockquote>
 
The NWR was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the [[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]](SP&DR), the [[Indus Valley State Railway]](IVSR), the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]](PNSR), the eastern section of the [[Sind-Sagar Railway]] and the southern section of the [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]].
The NWR was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the [[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]](SP&DR), the [[Indus Valley State Railway]](IVSR), the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]](PNSR), the eastern section of the [[Sind-Sagar Railway]] and the southern section of the [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]].
The NWR owned and operated an extensive network of railways of mixed gauge 
* Broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) - 3186 miles/ 5127 km (1905); 4853  miles/ 7810 km (1918); 6861 miles/11,042 km (1947)
* Narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])  - 373 miles/600 km (1918)
The NWR also managed, worked and maintained a number of BG and NG lines on behalf of other parties.
The listings below are generally based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin1918p106>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n115/mode/1up “Administration Report for Railways” pages 106-7 (pdf115-6) ]; Retrieved 4 Apr 2020</ref>.


==NWR Commercial  Section ==
==NWR Commercial  Section ==
Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). Total line length, 1918, Commercial Section - 2539 miles(4086km)
Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). Total line length, 1918, Commercial Section - 2539 miles(4086km)
<br>Based on information from the 1918 “Administration Report for Railways” pages 106 and 107
<ref name=Admin1918p106>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n115/mode/1up “Administration Report for Railways” pages 106-7 (pdf115-6) ]; Retrieved 4 Apr 2020</ref>.


'''[[Ghaziabad-Lahore Railway |Ghaziabad- Lahore Mainline]] '''
'''[[Ghaziabad-Lahore Railway |Ghaziabad- Lahore Mainline]] '''
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'''[[Lahore & Peshawar Railway|Lahore-Peshawar Mainline]] '''   
'''[[Lahore & Peshawar Railway|Lahore-Peshawar Mainline]] '''   
*[[Lahore & Peshawar Railway| ‘Lahore to Peshawar Section’]], 288 miles (463km), was the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]] until amalgamation into NWR in 1886. The first section from [[Lahore]] to [[Jholum]], opened 1873 as metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and converted to BG, 1878; from [[Jholum]] via [[Rawalpindi]] the onward connection to [[Peshawar]], was made in 1883 with the [completion of the [[Attock Bridge]] over the river Indus.  
*[[Lahore & Peshawar Railway| ‘Lahore to Peshawar Section’]], 288 miles (463km), was the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]] until amalgamation into NWR in 1886. The first section from [[Lahore]] to [[Jholum]], opened 1873 as metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and converted to BG, 1878; from [[Jholum]] via [[Rawalpindi]] the onward connection to [[Peshawar]], was made in 1883 with the completion of the [[Attock Bridge]] over the river Indus.  
**‘Tawi Branch  Line’, was completed in 1890. The 26 miles(42km)  from [[Wazirabad]] to [[Sialkot]], opened 1884 by PNSR . Extended by NWR in 1890 by 9 miles(14km) to the ‘Frontier of Kashmir State’ where the [[Jammu and Kashmir Railway]]  continued the railway a further 16 miles(26km) to the ‘Left Bank of the Tawi River near [[Jammu]]’. The 25 mile(40km)section  is in some records referred to as the [[Jammu-Sialkot Railway]]. The complete line from [[Wazirabad]]  to [[Jammu]], a total of  51 miles(82km) was part of the NWR network until partition when the line was severed.  
**‘Tawi Branch  Line’, was completed in 1890. The 26 miles(42km)  from [[Wazirabad]] to [[Sialkot]], opened 1884 by PNSR . Extended by NWR in 1890 by 9 miles(14km) to the ‘Frontier of Kashmir State’ where the [[Jammu and Kashmir Railway]]  continued the railway a further 16 miles(26km) to the ‘Left Bank of the Tawi River near [[Jammu]]’. The 25 mile(40km)section  is in some records referred to as the [[Jammu-Sialkot Railway]]. The complete line from [[Wazirabad]]  to [[Jammu]], a total of  51 miles(82km) was part of the NWR network until partition when the line was severed.  


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**‘Lodhran to Rohri section’, 225 miles(362km), opened 1878 by [[Indus Valley State Railway]](IVSR), which became NWR 1886  
**‘Lodhran to Rohri section’, 225 miles(362km), opened 1878 by [[Indus Valley State Railway]](IVSR), which became NWR 1886  
**’Sukkur Bandar Branch Line’, 1.5 miles(2.4km), from [[Sukkur]] Main on the ‘Lahore to Karachi Mainline’ to Sukkur Bandar, opened by IVSR in 1878  
**’Sukkur Bandar Branch Line’, 1.5 miles(2.4km), from [[Sukkur]] Main on the ‘Lahore to Karachi Mainline’ to Sukkur Bandar, opened by IVSR in 1878  
*[[Kotri-Rohri Railway|’Rohri-Kotri Section’]], 189 miles(304km), from [[Rohri]]via  [[Hyderabad]] to [[Kotri]] was completed in 1900 with the opening of the [[Kotri Bridge]] over the river Indus; making the former mainline, which had opened by by  [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] (SP&DR)  into the ‘Kotri-Rohri (via Ruk) Branch Line’ (see below)  
*[[Kotri-Rohri Railway|’Rohri-Kotri Section’]], 189 miles(304km), from [[Rohri]]via  [[Hyderabad]] to [[Kotri]] was completed in 1900 with the opening of the [[Kotri Bridge]] over the river Indus; making the former mainline, which had opened by [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] (SP&DR)  into the ‘Kotri-Rohri (via Ruk) Branch Line’ (see below)  
* ‘Rohri-Kotri (via Ruk) Branch Line’ from [[Sukkur]] via Ruk, Larkhana, and Sehwan  to [[Kotri]], opened 1878 by  [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] (SP&DR) which became NWR 1886. This line was formerly the mainline until the opening of the [[Kotri Bridge]] in 1900 to complete the  NWR Mainline ’Rohri-Kotri Section’ (see above)
* ‘Rohri-Kotri (via Ruk) Branch Line’ from [[Sukkur]] via Ruk, Larkhana, and Sehwan  to [[Kotri]], opened 1878 by  [[Sind-Pishin State Railway]] (SP&DR) which became NWR 1886. This line was formerly the mainline until the opening of the [[Kotri Bridge]] in 1900 to complete the  NWR Mainline ’Rohri-Kotri Section’ (see above)
**‘Phulji Branch Line’, 3 miles(5km), from Phulji to Puranadera, opened as a branch to the [[Kotri-Rohri Railway|’Kotri-Rohri (via Ruk) Section’]] opened by SP&DR in  1882;  with short extension by NWR,  1902  
**‘Phulji Branch Line’, 3 miles(5km), from Phulji to Puranadera, opened as a branch to the [[Kotri-Rohri Railway|’Kotri-Rohri (via Ruk) Section’]] opened by SP&DR in  1882;  with short extension by NWR,  1902  
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==NWR Frontier (Military) Section ==
==NWR Frontier (Military) Section ==
Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). Total line length, 1918, Military Section - 1151 miles(1852km)
Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). Total line length, 1918, Military Section - 1151 miles(1852km)
<br>Based on information from the 1918 “Administration Report for Railways” pages 106 and 107<ref name=Admin1918p106>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n116/mode/1up “Administration Report for Railways” pages 107-8 (pdf116-7)
<br>''Based on information from the 1918 “Administration Report for Railways” pages 106 and 107''<ref name=Admin1918p106/>


'''Sind-Sagar Mainline'''
'''Sind-Sagar Mainline'''
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==NWR Narrow Gauge Northern Frontier Network==
==NWR Narrow Gauge Northern Frontier Network==
<br>In chronological order
''In approximate chronological order''
*[[Khanai-Hindubagh Railway]], opened 1921. Part of the NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge, [[Zhob Valley Railway]] network; construction commenced 1916.
*[[Mari-Attock Railway]], NG, opened 1891. Opened as part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network.
*[[Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway]]. Opened 1903 as a military railway; part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network, extended 1908.
*[[Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway]], NG, opened 1903 as a military railway; part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network, extended 1908.
*[[Mari-Attock Railway]], opened 1891. Opened as part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network.
*[[Khanai-Hindubagh Railway]], NG, opened 1921. Part of the NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge, [[Zhob Valley Railway]] network; construction commenced 1916.
*[[Mari Indus Railway]]. Constructed in 1920's as part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network.
*[[Mari Indus Railway]], NG, constructed in 1920's as part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network.
*[[Zhob Valley Railway]], opened 1921. Part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network; finally extended from Boston to Zhob , 1929
*[[Zhob Valley Railway]], NG, opened 1921. Part of NWR Northern Frontier narrow gauge network; finally extended from Boston to Zhob , 1929


==Lines worked by NWR at some time==
==Lines worked by NWR at some time==
In approximate chronological order
''In approximate chronological order''
*[[Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway]], BG, 108 miles(173km) total, opened  1884 from Rajpura to Patiala as the[[Rajpura-Pattiala Railway]] , extended to Bhatinda 1889. Owned by Patiala Durbar, worked by NWR  
*[[Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway]], BG, 108 miles(173km) total, opened  1884 from Rajpura to Patiala as the [[Rajpura-Pattiala Railway]], extended to Bhatinda 1889. Owned by Patiala Durbar, worked by NWR  
*[[Southern Punjab Railway]](SPR), BG, several sections opened from 1897 onwards. Total 502 miles(808km) in 1905, 995 miles(1601km) in 1918. Private Co., worked as part of the NWR system; lines acquired by State and merged into NWR, 1930
*[[Southern Punjab Railway]](SPR), BG, private company,several sections opened from 1897 onwards. Total 502 miles(808km) in 1905, 995 miles(1601km) in 1918. Private Co., worked as part of the NWR system; lines acquired by State and merged into NWR, 1930. With following sections:-
**[[Delhi-Samasata Railway|Delhi-Samasata Mainline]], BG,opened 1897 by SPR.  [[Delhi]] via [[Narwana]], [[Jakhal]], [[Bhatinda]]  to [[Samasata]]; 426 miles(685km)including branches.
**[[Delhi-Samasata Railway|Delhi-Samasata Mainline]], BG,opened 1897 by SPR.  [[Delhi]] via [[Narwana]], [[Jakhal]], [[Bhatinda]]  to [[Samasata]]; 426 miles(685km) including branches:-
**[[Jullundur-Doab Railway]], BG, opened 1912-14 by SPR, 130 miles(209km) comprising the  ‘Jullunder-Ferozepore Mainline' ;  ‘Phillaur Branch Line’ and the  ‘[[Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway]]'
**[[Jullundur-Doab Railway]], BG, opened 1912-14 by SPR, 130 miles(209km) comprising the  ‘Jullunder-Ferozepore Mainline' ;  ‘Phillaur Branch Line’ and the  ‘[[Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway]]'
** [[Ludhiana Extension Railway]], BG, opened 1905-06 by SPR, 152 miles(244km) comprising the ‘Ludhiana-Ferozepore Line’ and ‘Ferozepore-MacLeod Ganj Line’
** [[Ludhiana Extension Railway]], BG, opened 1905-06 by SPR, 152 miles(244km) comprising the ‘Ludhiana-Ferozepore Line’ and ‘Ferozepore-MacLeod Ganj Line’
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*[[Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway]], BG, 70 miles(112km), opened 1928. A Durbar line financed by princely state of [[Bahawalpur]]; worked by NWR
*[[Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway]], BG, 70 miles(112km), opened 1928. A Durbar line financed by princely state of [[Bahawalpur]]; worked by NWR
*[[Kangra Valley Railway]], Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) mountain railway, opened 1929, worked by NWR; one section closed in 1942 (reopened 1954).
*[[Kangra Valley Railway]], Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) mountain railway, opened 1929, worked by NWR; one section closed in 1942 (reopened 1954).


==Railways surveyed by NWR==
==Railways surveyed by NWR==

Revision as of 19:16, 4 April 2020

North Western Railway - Lines operated and worked

- a sub-section of the North Western Railway (NWR) page

The NWR was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway(SP&DR), the Indus Valley State Railway(IVSR), the Punjab Northern State Railway(PNSR), the eastern section of the Sind-Sagar Railway and the southern section of the Sind-Pishin State Railway.

The NWR owned and operated an extensive network of railways of mixed gauge

  • Broad gauge(BG) - 3186 miles/ 5127 km (1905); 4853 miles/ 7810 km (1918); 6861 miles/11,042 km (1947)
  • Narrow gauge(NG) - 373 miles/600 km (1918)

The NWR also managed, worked and maintained a number of BG and NG lines on behalf of other parties.

The listings below are generally based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918” [1].

NWR Commercial Section

Broad Gauge(BG). Total line length, 1918, Commercial Section - 2539 miles(4086km)

Ghaziabad- Lahore Mainline

Lahore-Peshawar Mainline

Lahore-Karachi Mainline
This NWR Mainline connecting Lahore to Karachi , 756 miles(1217km) comprised:-

  • ‘Lahore via Raiwind to Khanewa Section’, 177 miles(285km), was the Punjaub Railway opened in 1865, merged to form SP&DR 1870, becoming NWR 1886.
    • ‘Raiwind-Bhatinda Branch Line’, 88 miles(141km), from Raiwind via Kasur to Hussainiwala (on the northern bank of the River Sutlej), opened 1883 by SP&DR. The Empress Bridge over the river was completed 1887 by NWR to Ferozepore and extended in 1899 to Bhatinda
  • ‘Khanewal to Lodhran Section’, 56 miles(90km), opened by NWR 1909, reducing the route length by 29 mile(46km) and making the former mainline, which had opened by IVSR in 1865, into the ‘Khanewal-Lodhran (via Sher Shar) Chord Line’ (see below)
    • ‘Khanewal-Lodhran (via Sher Shar) Chord Line’, 85 miles(136km), from Khanewal to Multan, 1865; to Muzaffarabad , 1870; to Lodhran, 1878, formerly the IVSR Mainline, became NWR 1886. Became a NWR Chord Line In 1909 with the opening of the 29 mile shorter ‘Khanewal to Lodhran Section’ of the ‘Lahore to Karachi Mainline’ (see above).
    • ‘Lodhran to Rohri section’, 225 miles(362km), opened 1878 by Indus Valley State Railway(IVSR), which became NWR 1886
    • ’Sukkur Bandar Branch Line’, 1.5 miles(2.4km), from Sukkur Main on the ‘Lahore to Karachi Mainline’ to Sukkur Bandar, opened by IVSR in 1878
  • ’Rohri-Kotri Section’, 189 miles(304km), from Rohrivia Hyderabad to Kotri was completed in 1900 with the opening of the Kotri Bridge over the river Indus; making the former mainline, which had opened by Sind-Pishin State Railway (SP&DR) into the ‘Kotri-Rohri (via Ruk) Branch Line’ (see below)
  • ‘Rohri-Kotri (via Ruk) Branch Line’ from Sukkur via Ruk, Larkhana, and Sehwan to Kotri, opened 1878 by Sind-Pishin State Railway (SP&DR) which became NWR 1886. This line was formerly the mainline until the opening of the Kotri Bridge in 1900 to complete the NWR Mainline ’Rohri-Kotri Section’ (see above)
    • ‘Phulji Branch Line’, 3 miles(5km), from Phulji to Puranadera, opened as a branch to the ’Kotri-Rohri (via Ruk) Section’ opened by SP&DR in 1882; with short extension by NWR, 1902
  • ’Kotri to Karach Section’, 108 miles(174km), was completed in 1861 by Scinde Railway, which became SP&DR 1870 and NWR 1886

NWR Branch Lines

  • ‘Wazirabad-Khanewal Branch Line’, 201 miles(320km), from Wazirabad reaching Lyallpur, 1896; extended to Khanewal, 1900. Surveyed under the name Wazirabad-Multan Railway, 1892; when first section opened 1896 was named the Wazirabad-Lyallpur State Railway and became part of the NWR network.
  • ‘Jech Doab Branch Line’, 149 miles(238km), from Malakwal (on the NWR Sind-Sagar Railway) via Sarodha, opened by NWR, 1903 ; extended to Shorkot Road, 1906 to join the ‘Wazirabad-Khanewal Branch Line’
  • ‘Shahdara-Sangla Branch Line’, 55 miles( 88km), from Shahdara (6km north of Lahore on Mainline) to Sangla (an intermediate station on the ‘Jech Doab Branch Line’) , opened by NWR, 1907
    • Shorkot Road-Chichoki Mallian Branch Line’, 136 miles(218km), from Shorkot Road (on the ‘Wazirabad-Khanewal Branch Line’ via Jaranwala to Chichoki Mallian (an intermediate stop on the ‘Shahdara-Sangla Branch Line’) , under survey and construction 1906-10; opened by NWR, 1909-11
  • ‘Hoshiarpur Branch Line’, 23 miles(37km), from Jullundur City (on the Ghaziabad- Lahore Mainline) to Hoshiarpur, opened by NWR, 1913
  • ‘Havelian Branch Line’, 35 miles(56km) from Sarai Kala (Not identified, thought to be Taxila Junction, 15 km NW of Rawlpindi on the ‘Lahore-Peshawer Mainline) to Havelian, opened by NWR, 1913
  • ‘Jakhal-Hissar Branch Line’, 50 miles(80km), from Jakhal to Hissar opened 1913 by NWR
  • Sirhind-Rupar Railway’, estimated 55 km from Sirhind (on ‘Ghaziabad- Lahore Mainline’ between Ambla and Ludhiana) Constructed by NWR as part of a dam construction project and in operation before 1927

NWR Frontier (Military) Section

Broad Gauge(BG). Total line length, 1918, Military Section - 1151 miles(1852km)
Based on information from the 1918 “Administration Report for Railways” pages 106 and 107[1]

Sind-Sagar Mainline

  • ‘Lala Musa-Sher Shah Mainline’, 342 miles(550km). Lala Musa to Malakwal, following the east bank of Indus River, opened 1880 by Sind-Sagar Railway as metre gauge(MG) converted to BG 1886 on the amalgamation into NWR. The line was extended from Malakwal via Kundian and Bhaakkar and reached Sher Shah in 1900 where it joined the ‘Lahore-Karachi Mainline’
    • ‘Golra-Basal Section Line’, 47 Miles(75km), opened 1881 from Golra (on ‘Lahore-Peshawar Mainline’) to Basal Junction (where it joined the Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway°
    • ‘Kohat Section Line’, 39 miles(63km), 7 miles(11km) from Jand to Khushalgarh opened 1881 as BG line; the 32 miles(52km) extension to Kohat was first opened 1902 as part of the Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG), the section as far Kohat was converted to BG, 1908.
    • ‘Bhara Branch Line’, 18 Miles(km) from Malakwal via Miani to Bhera, opened 1880-82 as a metre gauge(MG) line; converted to BG 1887
    • ‘Bhaganwala Branch Line’, 11 miles(18km) from Haranpur to Bhaganwala, opened 1895
    • ‘Warcha Quarry Branch Line’, 8 miles(13km) from Gunjyal to Warcha, opened 1918
    • ’Dandot Branch Line’, 8.5 miles(13.6km) from Chalisa Junction via Khewra Salt Mines to Dandot, opened 1888 as a metre gauge(MG) line; converted to BG 1887-89
    • ‘Kundian-Campbellpur Section’, 119 miles(191km) from Kundian via Daud Khel to Jand opened 1892-99; Jald to Basal opened 1881 and extended to Campbellpur 1899
    • ‘Mari Branch Line’, 6.2 miles(10km), opened 1892 from Daud Khel to Mari
    • ‘Ghazi Ghat Branch Line’ 10 miles(16km), opened 1887 from Mahmud Kot to Ghazi Ghat
    • ‘Peshawar-Jamrud Branch Line’, 11 miles(18km), opened 1901 from Peshawar to Jamrud

Sind-Pishin Mainline

NWR Narrow Gauge Northern Frontier Network

In approximate chronological order

Lines worked by NWR at some time

In approximate chronological order

Railways surveyed by NWR

  • Bannu Railway Survey. Under Survey in 1909 (ref 1909 India List) by NWR on behalf of Government of India(GoI), but no evidence that it was constructed

References