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The '''Kotri-Rohri Railway''' was opened in 1900 linking [[Kotri]] to [[Rohri]] in Sind Province (now in Pakistan)was a key part of the [[Lahore-Karachi Mainline]] and was faced with crossing the river Indus . <br>Two routes were developed :-[[File: Kotri-Rohri Railway.png|thumb| Kotri-Rohri Railway]]

==Original Kotri Rohri Railway Connection==The railway to initial route crossed the River Indus at [[KotriSukkur]] from . <br>The [[KarachiIndus Valley State Railway]] had opened reached [[Sukkur]] in 1861. However 1878 and the crossing of steam ferry that transported eight wagons at a time across the River Indus between [[Rohri]] and [[Sukkur]] was a major obstacle found to be cumbersome and only commenced in 1893 with time-consuming. The opening of the [[Ernest Ifill ShadboltLansdowne Bridge]] as Engineer-in-chief in charge 1889 solved this bottleneck and thus the port of [[Karachi]] was connected to the construction of railway network<br> In 1886 the [[Kotri BridgeNorth Western Railway]](NWR) was formed by amalgamatyion of several railways <refbr>[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=496 "Shadbolt Collection: Construction With the completion of the Indus Bridge at Kotribridge in 1889 the NWR ‘Ghaziabad-Karachi Mainline’ provided the through connection under one operator.”]; Retrieved on 26 Maqy 2016</refbr> <ref>[https://enThe line from Sukkur to Kotri was frequently breached, which caused vexatious interruptions of communication with Karachi and the North West Frontier and dislocated the export trade.wikisourceOn these grounds it was decided to have alternative line on the left bank of the troublesome river.org/wiki/Page:The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionarydjvu/430 “Indian Biographical Dictionary” 1915 page 390]; Retrieved on 26 Mayr 2016</refbr>This line became known as the '''Rohri-Kotri (via Ruk) Branch Line''',on the opening of the new connection in May 1900, described below.

The Executive Engineer was [[Paget Patrick Dease]] from the [[Public Works Department]] who was posted to the ==New Kotri- Rohri Railway in 1895 <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?idConnection=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBSAn alternative route was developed to avoid the above mentioned problems.PA479 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 479 (pdf page 442)] Retrieved on 26 May 2016</refbr>. The railway In Dec 1893 the line opened from [[KotriHyderabad]] the line eastward via [[Hyderabad]] ran northwards Rahoki Junction to reach [[Rohri]] to meet , a distance of 178½ miles(285km).<br>This line became known as the '''[[Lansdowne BridgeLahore-Karachi Mainline|Lahore-Karachi Mainline – ‘Rohri-Kotri Section’ ]] crossing ''' on the River Indus to connect to opening May 1900 of the [[Indus Valley State RailwayKotri Bridge]].