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The '''Scinde RailwayCompany''' Company was first established by deed of settlement in March 1855 and incorporated by the ‘Scinde Railway Act’ of Parliament in July 1855after which a contract was entered with the [[East India Company]] in December 1855. They signed to build a railway from [[Karachi]] to [[Hyderabad]], called the '''Scinde Railway''' <ref> British Library IOR/L/F/8/10 (853) ‘Contract to build a railway from Kararchee to Hyderabad’, 1855 </ref>. The company contracted with the Government of India ([[Government of India |GoI]]) to construct a line between the initial section from [[Karachi]] and to [[Kotri]]. The company was granted a 5% return on investment up to a maximum of £1 million in order to build the 120-mile ‘120 mile’ line.<ref name=name> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref><ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", "The Times", Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref>

The '''company was involved in a number of additional railway line projects, as well as the establishment of the [[Karachi-Kotri (Indus River) RailwayFlotilla]]''' work commenced in April 1858 and Company on 13 May 1861 succeeded in connecting Karachi to Kotrithe river Indus. This was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi City and Kotri, a distance The ‘Scinde Railway Act' of 108 miles (174 km).1857 <refname=name/> [http://www.gracesguide.cogranted it the opportunity to extend its operations.uk/Scinde_Railway Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway”] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>

The company '''[[Karachi-Kotri (Indus River) Railway]]''' work commenced in April 1858 to construct the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) single track railway <ref name=Gaz344> Sind Gazette British Library Compiled by E H Atkin Bombay Salt Department. Printed for government at the Steam Press Karachi 1907 Page 344</ref>and on 13 May 1861 succeeded in connecting Karachi to Kotri. This was involved in the first railway line for public traffic between [[Karachi|Karachi City]] and [[Kotri]], a number distance of additional railway line projects108 miles (174 km)<ref> [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Scinde_Railway Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway”] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>.  This was followed by the request by the ‘Scinde Railway Company’ to build the '''[[Punjaub Railway]] ''' from [[Lahore]] to [[Amritsar]] <ref name=Gaz344/>. At this time communication in the area had been mainly through the Indus River, as well as the establishment of first Steam Boat was the “Indus” and then the “Planet” and “Satellite” were added when the ‘Scinde Railway Company’ agreed to operate '''[[Indus Flotilla]] Company on '''. They operated between [[Karachi]] , [[Multan]] and [[Hyderabad ]] in 1870 lasting until the river Indusrailway was completed. <ref> Sind Gazette British Library Compiled by E H Atkin Bombay Salt Department. Printed for Government at the Steam Press Karachi 1907 Page 354</ref>. On 23 June 1863, The ‘Scinde Railway ActCompany’ raised £2.5 million pounds to build a railway from [[Amristar]] to [[Delhi]] to be called the '' 'Delhi Railway'''. The railway was to start at or near the terminal at [[Amritsar]] and to or near [[Delhi]] to carry goods as fast as practicable. <ref> British Library IOR/L/F/8/10/845 (855) “Contract to build a railway” 1863 of 1857 </ref name=name/> granted it the opportunity to extend its operations.