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|timeline2details= Delhi to Samasata line opened to traffic

|stations= [[Bahawalpur]], [[Bhatinda]], [[Fazilka]], [[Ferozepore]], [[Ghaziabad]], [[Jakhai]], [[Rohtak]][[Ghaziabad]] was the connection to [[Delhi]] - see separate page [[Delhi_Railways_%26_Stations#Delhi_Stations| ''Delhi Stations''']] for details

The '''Southern Punjab Railway'''(SPR) Company was formed in 1895. The main line ran north west from with [[DelhiBradford Leslie]] as Chairman. Under contract with the Secretary of State for India, Leslie and his partners formed the company to build a BG Railway from [[BhatindaDelhi]] then south west through Bahawalpur State to [[Samasata]], a total distance of 402 about 400 miles(643km). Several extension lines (Jullunder, Sutlej Valley etc.) extended to the length to 502 miles(803km) in 1905west.

The railway [[Horace Bell ]] was worked by the North Western State(NWR) Railway (see "Records L/AG/46/34") Consulting Engineer for SPR in London for the construction. ,

Purchased by Government The Mainline ran north west from [[Delhi]] to [[Bhatinda]] then south west through Bahawalpur State to [[Samasata]], a total distance of 402 miles(643km). Several extension lines (Jullunder, Sutlej Valley etc.) extended the length to 502 miles(803km) in 19301905.

==The SPR Branch Lines Mainline and the extensions==*'''[[Delhi-Samasatta Railway]]''' was opened in 1897 were all worked by the SPR connecting ‘[[Delhi]] with [[Samasatta]] via [[Bhatinda]]. The line passed through [[Muktasar]] and [[Fazilka]] and provided direct connection through [[SamasattaNorth Western Railway]] ’(now in PakistanNWR) to [[Karachi]]. *'''[[Macleodganj Railway]]''' was an extension constructed , each line reported financially individually until purchased by SPR Government in 1905 and worked by them1929-30. Later renamed Mandi Sadiqgan Railway and now in Pakistan.*'''[[Narwana-Kaithal Railway]]''' was opened in 1899 by SPR, linking [[Kaitha]] to [[Narwana]], from where a branch From that time onwards the each line to [[Kuruksheta]] was opened in 1910absorbed into the ‘NWR System’.

==Railways absorbed into SPRNetwork of Lines ==*'''The listings below are generally based on the “Administration Report on Railways 1918” <ref name=Admin>[[Sutlej Valley Railway]]''', opened 1910https://archive. Constructed as part of Sutlej Valley Irrigation project; merged into SPR, 1917org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n121/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 120-126 (pdf 129-18134]; some evidence that line then dismantledRetrieved 2 Nov 2020</ref> with page numbers (and pdf pages) noted at the end of each entry.

This 1918 Report <ref name=Admin/> details the ‘SPR Network’ as part of the ‘NWR System’ but with the ‘Statistics of Working’ (route mileages, capital outlay, income etc) for each part of the SPR given as a separate entities.. ''Significant later information is shown in italics. The listings below includes information concerning the changes from 1929-30 when the SPR was fully integrated into the NWR System'' '' <ref name=Lines worked Hist151>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 151-156 pdf 190-195]; Retrieved 2 Nov 2020</ref> ===SPR at some timeMainline and Branches === [[File: Southern Punjab Railway Map 1909.png|600px|right| Southern Punjab Railway Map 1909]]Total broad gauge [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] line length 426 miles(685km). Page 121(pdf 130)*‘[[Delhi-Samasata Railway|Delhi-Samasata Mainline]]’, from [[Delhi]] via [[Narwana]], [[Jakhal]], [[Bhatinda]] to [[Samasata]], opened 1897, 399 miles(642km). ''From 1929-30 this became the ‘NWR Samastra-Bhatinda-Delhi Section’ '' ** ‘Delhi Brewery Branch Line’, opened 1909, 0.8 mile(1.3km)** ‘[[Narwana-Kaithal Railway|Narwana-Kaithal Branch Line]]’, opened 1899, from [[Narwana]] to [[Kaithal]], 23 miles(37km). ''From 1929-30 this became the ‘NWR Narwana- Kurukshetra Section’, 53 miles(85km) by putting together the ’SPR Narwana-Kaithal Line’ with the [[Thanesar-Kaithal Railway| ‘Thanesar-Kaithal Railway’ from Kaithal to Kurukshetra - see separate page]]''** ‘Jind City Branch Line’, from [[Jhind|Jind]] Junction to [[Jhind|Jind]] City, opened 1916, 2.5 miles(4km). ''From 1929-30 this became the ‘NWR Jind-Panipat Section’, 18 miles(29km) by putting together the ‘SPR Jind City Branch Line’ with the [[Jind-Panipat Railway | ‘Jind-Panipat Railway’ from Jind to Panipat - see separate page]] '' ===[[Jullundur-Doab Railway| Jullundur-Doab Extension Railway]]===Classified under the ‘SPR Network’ as part of the ‘NWR System’ . Total broad gauge [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] line length 130 miles(209km). Page 123(pdf132)* ‘[[Jullunder-Ferozepore Mainline]]', [[Jullunder]] via Karpurthala, Sultanpur Lodi, Lohian Khas, Gidarpind, Makhu to [[Ferozepore]] Cantonment, opened 18991912-14, 73 miles(117km). ''From 1929-30 this became the ‘NWR Jullundur Doab Extension’''** ‘Phillaur Branch Line’, Lohian Khas to [[Phillaur]], opened 1913, 39 miles(63km) . ''From 1929-30 this became the ‘NWR Phillaur-Lohian Khas Branch’ ''** ‘[[Jullundur-Nakodar Chord Railway]]' known as the ‘Nakodar Branch Line’, [[Jullunder]] to [[Nakodar]], opened 1914, 19 miles(30km) . ''From 1929-30 this became the ‘NWR Jullundur City-Nakodar Branch’'' ===[[Ludhiana Extension Railway]]===Classified under the ‘SPR Network’ as part of the ‘NWR System’ . Total broad gauge [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] line length 152 miles(244km). Page 123(pdf132)' * ‘Ludhiana-Ferozepore Line’, [[Ludhiana]] to [[Ferozepore]], opened 1905, 77 miles(124km)* ‘Ferozepore-MacLeod Ganj Line’, [[Ferozepore]] to [[McLeod Ganj ]](a suburb of [[Dharamsala]]), opened 1906, 75 miles(120km)* ''From 1929-30 these two lines together became the ‘NWR Ludhiana Extension Railway’'' ===[[Sutlej Valley Railway| Sutlej Valley Extension Railway]]===Classified under the ‘SPR Network’ as part of the ‘NWR System’ . Total broad gauge [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] line length 208 miles(335km). Pages 124-5(pdf135-6) * ‘[[Kasur-Lodhran Railway]]', extended [[Kasur]] to Kuruksheta[[Lodhran]], opened 1910; , closed and dismantled 1917-18, 208 miles(335km). Reconstructed 1923-26 with line length 213 miles(343km). ''From 1929-30 this became the [[Sutlej Valley Railway| ‘NWR Sutlej Valley Extension Railway’]] ===[[Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway]]===Classified under the ‘SPR Network’ as part of the ‘NWR System’ . Total broad gauge [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]] line length 79 miles(127km). Page 115(pdf124) *[[Ludhiana]] via [[Dhuri]] to [[Jakhal]], opened 1901. Managed, maintained and worked by [[North Western Railway]] (NWR) under an Agreement with the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Maler Kotla State]] Durbar and the [[Jhind State]] Durbars. The line was used by SPRlinking the ’[[Delhi-Samasata Railway|Delhi-Samasata Mainline]]’ at [[Jakhal]] with '[[Ludhiana Extension Railway]]' at [[Ludhiana]].''From 1929-30 this became the [[Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway | ‘NWR Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal Railway’]]