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|system1details= [West] [[Pakistan Railways]]
|system2date= 1947
|system2details= [[East Eastern Punjab Railway]] ([[Indian Railways]])
|system3date= 1952
|system3details= [[Northern Railway]] (IR zone)
== History ==
Later renamed the [[North Western Railway]], by 1905 it was the longest railway under one administration and the strategic railway of the north-west frontier. In 1947, one part became the nucleus of [[Pakistan Railways|Pakistan's railways]], with 4976 of the old system's 6861 miles lying within the new state; the part lying in India was reorganised and renamed as [[Eastern Punjab Railway]].