Dandot Light Railway ( 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 Dandot RS and ended at Chalisa Junction. The total length of this railway line is with 4 railway stations.

History

The Dandot Light Railway was a

narrow gauge 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 tighter curves, smaller structu ...

railway which opened in 1905 and extended from

Dandot railway station Dandot railway station ( ur, ) is located in Dandot RS village, Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, in the Jhelum District of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province, Pakistan. See also * List of railway stations in Pakistan * Pakistan Railways References Exte ...

to Chalisa Junction railway station. It was built to serve the

Khewra Salt Mine The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan. The mine is in the Salt Range, Potohar plateau, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Pla ...

Closure

The Dandot Light Railway was dismantled in 1996.

Stations

* Dandot RS * Khewra * Sodian Gujar * Chalisa Junction

References

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