Southern Punjab Railway

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Southern Punjab Railway
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Line of route
Delhi to Samasata
McLeod Ganj to Ludhiana
Narwana to Kaithal (branch)
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 502 miles (1905)
Timeline
1897 Delhi to Samasata line opened to traffic
1930 Line acquired by State and merged into NWR
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Bahawalpur, Bhatinda, Fazilka, Ferozepore, Jakhai, Rohtak
System agency
Worked by North Western Railway
How to interpret this infobox

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 line at Samasata and avoiding the North Western Railway loop via Lahore. [1]

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

Railways absorbed into SPR

  • Sutlej Valley Railway, opened 1910. Constructed as part of Sutlej Valley Irrigation project; merged into SPR, 1917-18; some evidence that line then dismantled.

Lines worked by SPR at some time

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

  1. Wikipedia "Fazilka railway station"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015