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The '''Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway''' was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which ran close to the border with [[Afghanistan]] linking [[Khushalgarh]] to [[Kohat]] to [[Thal]].
 
The '''Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway''' was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway which ran close to the border with [[Afghanistan]] linking [[Khushalgarh]] to [[Kohat]] to [[Thal]].
  
Opened 1903 as a military railway; becoming part of [[North Western Railway]](NWR) Northern Frontier narrow gauge network, extended 1908.
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The Kohat-Thal section of 61 miles was converted from NG to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) in 1902 and merged into the NWR mainline in 1908.  
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<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 128]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>
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== References ==
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Revision as of 16:09, 18 December 2015

Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway
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Line of route
Khushalgarh to Thal
Gauge / mileage
Narrow (2' 6") gauge 92 miles (1905)
Timeline
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Kohat
System agency
Worked by North Western Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway was a military, 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway which ran close to the border with Afghanistan linking Khushalgarh to Kohat to Thal.

The Kohat-Thal section of 61 miles was converted from NG to broad gauge(BG) in 1902 and merged into the NWR mainline in 1908. [1]

References