Shorekot Road-Chichoki Railway

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The Shorekot Road-Chichoki Railway route was authorised by the Government of India(GoI) Railway Board for survey in 1906. It was to be a broad gauge(BG) line of about 130 miles(208 km) in length under survey and to be constructed by the State as an integral part of the North Western Railway. [1] [2]

The line was constructed over the period from 1907 to 1911 linking Shorekot Road to Chichoki [3]

References

  1. Archive.org "History of Railway Projects, including Tramways – corrected up to 30th June 1906" page 40; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
  2. GOI Survey - Ref India List 1909 page 371 and 1910 page 405"
  3. No. 75. - "Expenditure on State Railways and Irrigation Works in India chargeable against Capital 1907-11" Spreadsheet available at dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1903_excel/1903.075.XLS