Jammu and Kashmir Railway
| Jammu and Kashmir Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Sialkot to Jammu | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 16 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| Worked by North Western Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Jammu and Kashmir Railway was a short broad gauge(BG) branch financed by the Princely Kashmir State Durbar. The 16 mile line opened in 1890 linking Sialkot to Jammu and was worked by North Western Railway(NWR) as part of their network. [1]
Records
An on-line search of the India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library relating to this railway [2] gives the following:-
- R/2/1061/5; "File No.54 of 1888. Railway from Sialkot to Jammu"; 1888