Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line ( ur, ) was one of several
branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by
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 ...
. The line began at
Bahawalnagar Junction and ended at
Fort Abbas
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. The total length of this railway line is with 4 railway stations.
History
The branch line was initially referred to as the ''Bahawalnagar-Fort Abbas Railway'' and was a ''Darbar'' line financed by the
Princely
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Bahawalpur State
Bahawalpur (Urdu, skr, ) was a princely state of British India, and later Dominion of Pakistan, that was a part of the Punjab States Agency. It existed as an autonomous state, within Pakistan from 1947 to 1955, when it was dissolved and merg ...
. The line opened in 1928 as part of the
North Western State Railway
The North Western State Railway (NWR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway, the Punjab Northern State Railway, the eastern section of the Sind–Sagar Railway and the ...
network.
[ Wikipedia "Abandoned and dismantled railway lines in Pakistan"; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016] The line was owned by the
Bahawalpur State
Bahawalpur (Urdu, skr, ) was a princely state of British India, and later Dominion of Pakistan, that was a part of the Punjab States Agency. It existed as an autonomous state, within Pakistan from 1947 to 1955, when it was dissolved and merg ...
Darbar, who also owned the
Khanpur–Chachran Railway
Khanpur–Chachran Railway ( ur, ) was one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Khanpur Junction and ended at Chachran. The total length of this railway line is with 4 railway s ...
, and formed an important part of the NWR network. Following Pakistan's independence, the line became part of the
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 ...
network.
Stations
*
Bahawalnagar Junction
*
Haroonabad
*
Faqirwali
Faqirwali ( ur, ), is a town of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan.
Climate
The average climate of Faqirwali is hot and humid. The temperature extremes occur during the months of May, June, and July, when the te ...
*
Fort Abbas
See also
*
Samasata-Amruka Branch Line
*
Mandra–Bhaun Railway
Mandra–Bhaun Railway ( ur, ) was one of several railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Mandra Junction and ended at Bhaun, a village about south of the Chakwal city, at the foothills of Sal ...
*
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
*
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
* ...
References
Closed railway lines in Pakistan
Railway lines opened in 1928
Railway lines closed in 2011
Railway stations on Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line
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