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The '''Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway''' was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which ran close to the border with [[Afghanistan]] linking [[Khushalgarh]] to [[Kohat]] to [[Thal]]. | The '''Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway''' was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which ran close to the border with [[Afghanistan]] linking [[Khushalgarh]] to [[Kohat]] to [[Thal]]. | ||
The Kohat-Thal section of 61 miles was converted from NG to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) in 1902 and merged into the NWR mainline in 1908. | |||
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 128]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:State Railways]] | [[Category:State Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 18 December 2015
| Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Khushalgarh to Thal | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Narrow (2' 6") gauge | 92 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Kohat | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by North Western Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway which ran close to the border with Afghanistan linking Khushalgarh to Kohat to Thal.
The Kohat-Thal section of 61 miles was converted from NG to broad gauge(BG) in 1902 and merged into the NWR mainline in 1908. [1]