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The '''Rupar-Nalagarh Provincial State Railway''' was opened in 1873 as line for construction of the [[Sirhind Canal Construction Tramway/Railway|Sirhind Canal]] in Ambala District. The railway was first known as the 'Sirhind Canal Railway'<ref name =PB04>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PB04. page ....</ref>.
The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line ran between [[Doraha]], via [[Rupar]] to [[Nalagarh]], a distance of 54 miles(86km). The ‘[[Sirhind Canal Construction Tramway/Railway|Sirhind Canal]]’ required sandstone obtained from a quarry near Nalagarh. The mortar was manufactured of bricks from the ruins of Sirhind and lime from [[Kankar]] |Kankar quarries at Patarheri]], a village a few miles from Rupar. The railway line was constructed to carry material from the [[''Nalagarh Sandstone Quarry Railways|Nalagarh Quarry]]. 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>
<ref name=DarvPB12>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PB12 page ....</ref>.
