Delhi-Samasata Railway

The Delhi-Samasata Railway was opened in 1897 by the Southern Punjab Railway Company(SPR) connecting Delhi with Samasata via Bhatinda.

The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka and provided direct connection through Samasata (now in Pakistan) to Karachi.

The Macleodganj Railway extension from Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) to Ludhiana was opened by the SPR in 1905.

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway gives the following: -

• L/F/8/14/1003/2 “Southern Punjab Railway Company Limited, Contract for the construction of the Delhi-Samasata Railway; 1895”

External Links

• "Fazilka railway station" Wikipedia

Further Information

See Southern Punjab Railway