Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway

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Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway
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Line of route
Bahawalnagar to Fort Abbas
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 70 miles
Timeline
1928 Line opened
Key locations
Presidency
Stations Bahawalnagar, Fort Abbas
System agency
Worked by North Western Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway was a Durbar line financed by the Princely Bahawalpur State. The line opened in 1928 and was worked by North Western Railway(NWR) [1]

The line linked Bahawalnagar with Fort Abbas, a line length of 70miles (112km). Owned by Bahawalpur State Durbar, who also owned the Khanpur-Chachran Railway, and formed an important part of the NWR network.

Transferred to Pakistan following independence and subsequently dismantled[1].

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