Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line ( ur, , sd, حيدرآباد - کوکراپار ريلوي لائين) is 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 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
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 ...
railway line (this first section was also known as the ''Hyderabad–Umarkot Railway''). In 1901, the first section was converted to
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, la ...
where it joined the second section between Shadipalli and
Luni and on wards to
Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...
.
[ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 188]
Retrieved 6 Feb 2016 In February 2006, the entire Hyderabad–Khokhrapar line was re-converted again back to the original to 1676 mm broad gauge line.
Stations
The stations on this line are as follows:
See also
*
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
Railway stations on Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Pakistan
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