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| The '''Jammu–Sialkot Railway''' was a 27 mile(43 km) 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branch of the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) from [[Wazirabad]], Punjab, to [[Jammu]] through [[Sialkot]].
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| <ref name=name>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu%E2%80%93Sialkot_Line Wikipedia “Jammu Sialkot Line”]; Retrieved on 13 Apr 2016</ref>
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| The railway was built in 1897, and was the first railway line in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Whilst once a crucial transportation route used for trade and commerce, particularly in the sugar trade, it was abandoned after the partition of India, with a replacement line built from Pathankot to Jammu. <ref name=name/>
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| ==Records==
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| An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 12 Apr 2016</ref>
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| *R/2/1061/5; “File No.54 of 1888. Railway from Sialkot to Jammu”; 1888
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| ''This record has not been examined and may add or corroborate the information given above.''
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| == References ==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Railways]] | | [[Category:Railways]] |
| [[Category:State Railways]]
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