Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway
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| Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Bahawalnagar to Fort Abbas | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Broad gauge | 70 miles | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1928 | Line opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | ||
| Stations | Bahawalnagar, Fort Abbas | |
| System agency | ||
| Worked by North Western Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway was a Durbar line financed by the Princely Bahawalpur State. The line opened in 1928 and was worked by North Western Railway(NWR) [1]
The line linked Bahawalnagar with Fort Abbas, a line length of 70miles (112km). Owned by Bahawalpur State Durbar, who also owned the Khanpur-Chachran Railway, and formed an important part of the NWR network.
Transferred to Pakistan following independence and subsequently dismantled[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia "Abandoned and dismantled railway lines in Pakistan"; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016