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The '''Southern Punjab Railway'''(SPR) was a broad gauge line built to provide a more direct connection from [[Karachi]] to [[Delhi]] by linking to the original [[Indus Valley State Railway|Indus Valley]] line at [[Samasata]] and avoiding the [[North Western Railway]] loop via [[Lahore]].
The CPR main line ran north west from Delhi to Bhatinda then south west through Bahawalpur State to Samasata, a total distance of 402 miles.
==SPR Branch Lines and extensions==
*[[Macleodganj Railway]] was an extension constructed by Southern Punjab Railway in 1905 and worked by them. Later renamed Mandi Sadiqgan Railway and now in Pakistan.
==Railways absorbed into SPR==
*[[Sutlej Valley Railway]], opened 1910. Merged into SPR(qv), 1917-18; acquired by State and merged into NWR, 1930.
==Lines worked by SPR at some time==
*[[Narwana-Kaithal Railway]], opened 1899, extended to Kuruksheta, 1910; worked by SPR.
*[[Delhi-Samasatta Railway]] Company formed 1895. Line opened 1897; Worked by SPR..
== Records ==
India Office Records relating to the Southern Punjab Railway Company
Reference: IOR/L/AG/46/39
Administrative History: Company formed in 1895. Main line ran north west from Delhi to Bhatinda then south west through Bahawalpur State to Samasata, a total distance of 402 miles. Several extension lines (Jullunder, Sutlej Valley etc.). Worked by the North Western State Railway (see L/AG/46/34). Purchased by Government in 1930.
==References==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazilka_railway_station
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Railways]]
