Kandahar State Railway

The Kandahar State Railway opened c.1881, ran only to Sibi and then as far as Rindli + .

The line never reached Kandahar.

The Kandhar State Railway joined with the southern section of the Sind-Pishin State Railway and in 1886 amgamated, with other railways, to form North Western Railway(NWR),

Rindli +

From Sibi the line ran south-west, skirting the hills to Rindli, and originally followed the course of the Bolān stream to its head on the plateau.

The destructive action of floods, however, led to the abandonment of this alignment. The railway now follows the Mashkaf valley. The Bolan Pass Railway Construction enabled this NWR route to be selected.

External Links

[1] Google Books - Kipling and Afghanistan: A Study of the Young Author as Journalist Writing ...by Neil K. Moran 2005 page 18