Gangapur is a village near
Buchiana
Buchina (in Urdu بچیانہ ) is a small city in Jaranwala Tehsil established as Buchina mandi (Grain Market). Buchiana is located in area of Chak 656/7 GB. it has railway station name Buchiana railway station on Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Li ...
mandi in
Jaranwala Tehsil
Jaranwala ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a subdivision (Tehsil) of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The industrial area, Khurrianwala, is located in Jaranwala, and Makuana. Jaranwala is subdivided into 57 Union Councils.
List o ...
in
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) ( Punjabi and ur, ) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
It is located at 31°27'12N 73°33'57E with an altitude of 193 metres (636 feet) and is part of
Union council 39 of Jaranwala with a population of 10,988.
The village is home to an operational
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 ...
horse-drawn tramway
A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is an Animal-powered transport, animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar.
Summary
The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) was an early form of ...
originally built in 1898 to connect with the
Buchiana railway station
Buchiana railway station ( ur, ) is a defunct railway station located in Buchiana Mandi, Faisalabad District, Jaranwala Tehsil Pakistan.
History
The station was the part of the line on which a horse train used to run that was started by Sir Ga ...
to the south Ghangha Pur .
A Visit to Pakistan Railways 2013
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References
Heritage streetcar systems
Horse-drawn railways
Horse-drawn trams in operation
Villages in Faisalabad District
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