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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|route= [[Delhi]] to [[Samasata]]<br>[[McLeod Ganj]] to [[Ludhiana]]<br>[[Narwana]] to [[Kaithal]] (branch)
|gauge1= Broad gauge
|gauge1details= 502 miles (1905)
|gauge2=
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|timeline1date=
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|timeline2date= 1897
|timeline2details= Delhi to Samasata line opened to traffic
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|timeline5date= 1930
|timeline5details= Line acquired by State and merged into NWR
|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|stations= [[Bahawalpur]], [[Bhatinda]], [[Fazilka]], [[Ferozepore]], [[Jakhai]], [[Rohtak]]
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|system1details= Worked by [[North Western Railway]]
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The '''Southern Punjab Railway''' 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]].
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Railways]]
