Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line () 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 Daud Khel Junction and ended at Lakki Marwat Junction. The total length of this railway line was with 7 railway stations. It was known by locals as ''"choti rail"'', since it was the only

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 in the country. The line was dismantled in 1995.

History

The rail line was originally built by NWR as the ''Trans–Indus Railway'' in 1913, which extended from Kalabagh station to Bannu station. The line was then further extended in 1916 to reach Tank Junction station, which today is part of the

Bannu–Tank Branch Line Bannu–Tank Branch Line ( ur, ) was one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Bannu and ended at Tank Junction. The total length of this railway line was with 7 railway station ...

. The line was also sometimes referred to as the ''Mari Indus Railway''.International Steam "North Western Frontier Railway"
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Closure

The line was dismantled in 1995.

Stations

* Daud Khel Junction * Mari Indus *

Kalabagh Kalabagh ( ur, ) is a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Isakhel Tehsil. It is located on the western bank of the Indus River. It was the seat of the ''nawab'' of Kalabagh, who lived i ...

* Kamar Mashani *

Trag Trag ( ur, ) is a village and Union Councils of Pakistan, Union Council of Mianwali District in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. It is in Isakhel tehsil, and is one of the populated villages in the Mianwali District. Many seaso ...

Isa Khel Isakhel ( ur, ) is a town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Isakhel Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. Isakhel is an important town located in the west of Mianwali Dis ...

* Arsala Khan * Lakki Marwat Junction

References

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History

Closure

Stations

See also

References