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The Quarry at Nalagarh, Rupnager Department, [[Punjab]] were used as a source on Sandstone for construction on a number of over a number of times:-''see individual pages for more information''

*'''[[Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway]] 18831873-c.1885''' <blockquote>The first recorded use, opened in 1883 1873 as line for construction of [[Sirhind Canal Construction Tramway/Railway|Sirhind Canal ]] in Ambala Districtand initially known as the 'Sirhind Construction Railway'. The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line ran between [[Doraha]], via [[Rupar]] to [[Nalagarh]], a distance of 54 miles(86km). The ‘Sirhand Canal’ ‘[[Sirhind Canal Construction Tramway/Railway|Sirhind Canal]]’ required sandstone obtained from a quarry near Nalagarh, and the mortar was manufactured of bricks from the ruins of Sirhind and lime from kankar quarries at Patarheri, a village a few miles from Rupar. The railway line was constructed to carry material from the Nalagarh Quarries to carry material. On completion of the canal the line was made over to the [[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway]](SP&DR) but evidence in the Gazetteers for the region suggest the line was taken up by 1884 <ref>[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/ambala%20gazeteer%201923-24.pdf "Ambala District Gazetteer, 1923-24"; page 9(pdf page 16)]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>