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Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line
Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line ( ur, , sd, حيدرآباد - کوکراپار ريلوي لائين) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Kotri Junction station and ends at Zero Point station. The total length of this railway line is . There are 23 railway stations from Kotri Junction to Zero Point. History The Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line was originally built as part of the ''Hyderabad–Jodhpur Railway'' in 1892. The first section from Hyderabad to Shadipalli opened in 1892 and was originally constructed as a broad gauge railway line (this first section was also known as the ''Hyderabad–Umarkot Railway''). In 1901, the first section was converted to metre gauge where it joined the second section between Shadipalli and Luni and on wards to Jodhpur. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotri Junction Railway Station
Kotri Junction railway station ( ur, , sd, ڪوٽڙي جنکشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Kotri city, Jamshoro district of Sindh province, Pakistan. History Kotri Junction station is among the oldest railway stations in Pakistan. It served as the northern terminus point of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855. A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. By 13 May 1861, the station opened to the public. This was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Repor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faqir Turko Mangrio Railway Station
Faqir Turko Mangrio railway station ( ur, , sd, فقير ترڪو مڱريو ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Sindh, Pakistan. See also * List of railway stations in Pakistan * Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ... References External links Railway stations in Sindh Railway stations on Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line {{Sindh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luni Junction Railway Station
Luni Junction railway station is a small railway station in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. Its code is LUNI. It serves Luni city. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. Major trains * Bhagat Ki Kothi–Pune Express * Hisar–Coimbatore AC Superfast Express * Bandra Terminus–Jaisalmer Superfast Express * Bandra Terminus–Hisar Superfast Express * Suryanagri Express * Ranakpur Express * Bikaner–Dadar Superfast Express * Gandhidham–Jodhpur Express The 22483/22484 Gandhidham–Jodhpur Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22483/22484 train numbers on tri ... References Railway stations in Jodhpur district Jodhpur railway division {{Rajasthan-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metre Gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, Spain and many European towns with urban trams, but most metre-gauge local railways in France, Germany and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century, although many still remain. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were established in some cities, and in other cities, metre gauge was replaced by standard gauge. The slightly-wider gauge is used in Sofia. Examples of metre-gauge See also * Italian metre gauge * Narrow-gauge railways A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad Gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS states, Baltic states, Georgia and Ukraine), Mongolia and Finland. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Irish Gauge, is the dominant track gauge in Ireland, and the Australian states of Victoria and Adelaide. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Iberian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in Spain and Portugal. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Indian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is the widest gauge in common use anywhere in the world. It is possible for trains on both Iberian gauge and Indian gauge to travel on each other's tracks with no modifications in the vast majority of cases. History In Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In Pakistan
This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines. Main lines Branch lines * Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line * Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line * Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line * Samasata–Amruka Branch Line * Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line * Lodhran–Khanewal Chord Line * Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line * Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line * Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line * Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line * Jand–Kohat Branch Line * Bannu–Tank Branch Line * Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line * Malakwal–Khushab Branch Line * Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line * Lahore–Wagah Branch Line * Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line * Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line * Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line * Golra Sharif–Kohat Branch Line * Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line Proposed lines * Karachi–Gwadar Railway Line (Makran C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodhpur Junction Railway Station
Jodhpur railway station (station code:- JU) is a major railway station located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The railway station is under the administrative control of North Western Railway of Indian Railways. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav who also hails from Jodhpur, proposed the rejuvenation plan of Jodhpur railway station in 500 crore and directed the officials to complete it within 3 years History Jodhpur railway station was opened in 1885 under the jurisdiction of New Jodhpur Railway The first train ran from Jodhpur to Luni on 9 March 1885. The New Jodhpur Railway was later combined with Bikaner Railway to form Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway in 1889 A Railway line was completed between Jodhpur and Bikaner in 1891, Later in 1900, lt combined with Jodhpur–Hyderabad Railway (some part of this railway is in Pakistan) leading to connection with Hyderabad of Sindh Province Later in 1924 Jodhpur and Bikaner Railways worked as independent Railways. After Independence, a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munabao Railway Station
Munabao railway station is located in Barmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a railway transit point on the India–Pakistan border. The railway station Munabao railway station is at an elevation of and was assigned the code – MBF. History A -wide metre-gauge line from Luni to Shadipalli, in Sind, was built across the Thar Desert in 1902 and the line from Shadipalli to Hyderabad (now in Pakistan) was regauged. The Luni–Barmer–Munabao section was converted to broad gauge in 2004. During the 1965 war, the railway station came under the control of Pakistan. According to a 1929 issue of the ''Railway Gazette'', the Sind Mail used to run on this route between Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, Sindh. The route was in use with through services between Jodhpur and Karachi till around 1965. On the Pakistan side, Khokhrapar was the terminus of a metre-gauge branch line from Hyderabad, Sindh via Mirpur Khas, 135 km from the border. The rail link across Munabao– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marwar Junction–Munabao Line
The Marwar Junction–Munabao line connects , on the Jaipur–Ahmedabad line to , the last station in India, near the India–Pakistan border. Both are in the Indian state of Rajasthan. There is a link to . This line operates under the jurisdiction of North Western Railway zone. History A -wide metre-gauge line from Marwar Junction to Pali was built by the Rajputana Railway in 1882. It was extended to Luni in 1884 and Jodhpur in 1885. It formed the first Jodhpur Railway. It later became part of Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway. A metre-gauge line from Luni to Shadipalli, in Sind, was built across the Thar desert in 1902 by Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway and the line from Shadipalli to Hyderabad (now in Pakistan) was regauged from 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge to meter gauge in 1901. The Luni–Barmer–Munabao section was converted to -wide broad gauge in 2004. The Jodhpur–Luni–Marwar Junction section was converted to broad gauge in early 2000s. Border crossing According to a 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khokhropar Railway Station
Khokhropar Railway Station ( ur, , sd, کوکروپار ريلوي اسٽيشن), also called Khokhrapar Railway Station, is located in Khokhrapar town, Sindh, Pakistan. This railway station, 70 km from Umerkot, was established in the late 19th century as the first railway station in Sindh on the India-Pakistan border. The valley comprises today's Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar and Umerkot districts. Rice and other grains were produced in huge quantity in the area. The people of Rajasthan used to travel to and from Khokhrapar railway station in a train called Raja-ji-Rail (train of Raja). It was called so because the Raja of Jodhpur and other Rajas of neighbouring princely states helped Indian Railways to lay down a 650-km meter-gauge track from Jodhpur to Hyderabad. The train service continued even after the partition till the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In 1985, Mohammad Khan Junejo government planned to open the Khokhrapar border and established an immigration offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Chhor Railway Station
New Chhor Railway Station ( ur, , sd, نئون ڇور ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Sindh, Pakistan. See also * List of railway stations in Pakistan * Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ... References External links Railway stations in Sindh Railway stations on Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line {{Sindh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhor Railway Station
Chhor Railway Station ( ur, , sd, ڇور ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Pakistan. See also * List of railway stations in Pakistan * Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ... References External links Railway stations in Sindh Railway stations on Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line {{Sindh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
