Hindubagh-Fort Sandeman Railway Project
The Hindubagh-Fort Sandeman Railway Project to construct a broad gauge(BG) railway from Hindubagh (renamed as Muslimbagh in 1960s) to Fort Sandeman (the capital of Zhob) [1] is mentioned in the India Office Records (IOR) stated below . The proposal, dated 1920, was disallowed by the Government of India(GoI) at this time.
The railway connection between Hindubagh and Fort Sandeman (the capital of Zhob) was not completed until 1929 when it was named the Zhob Valley Railway [2]
History
The Khanai-Hindubagh Railway construction had commenced in 1916 and was opened for rail traffic in 1921 as part of North Western Railway(NWR) Northern Frontier 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) network.
In 1927, the Hindubagh to Qila Saifullah section was opened and finally the section up to Zhob was opened in 1929 and known as the Zhob Valley Railway
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway project [3] gives the following: -
- L/PS/11/168, P 994/1920; “P 994/1920 Baluchistan: communications in the Zhob valley; proposal for a broad-gauge railway from Hindubagh to Fort Sandeman, disallowed by Government of India”; 1 Sep 1919-23 Mar 1920
This record has not been examined and may provide further information.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia “Zhob” ; Retrieved 7 Apr 2016
- ↑ "All Things Pakistan" /Zhob Valley Railway (ZVR) of Pakistan by Owais Mughal, June 5, 2008; Retrieved 7 Apr 2016
- ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 7 Apr 2016