The Larkana–Jacobabad 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 Larkana Junction and ended at Jacobabad Junction. The total length of this railway line is with 14 railway stations.

History

The Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway (also known as the ''Sind Light Railway'' and ''Sindh Right Bank Feeder Railway'') opened originally in 1924 as a

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line by 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 ...

. From Larkana, the line extended west towards

Shahdadkot Shahdadkot ( sd, شھدادڪوٽ; ur, ) is the most populated and largest Tehsil of Qambar Shahdadkot District of Sindh, Pakistan. It was named after the town founder Shahdad Khan Khuhawar. It is located around 51 kilometres northwest of Lark ...

then curved northeast towards Jacobabad. It followed the protective embankment of the Sindh Right Bank.

Conversion to broad gauge and closure

In 1956, the Larkana-Shadadkot section was converted by the

Pakistan Western Railway The Pakistan Western Railway ( ur, ) was one of two divisions of Pakistan Railways which operated between 1947 and 1971. The company was headquartered in Lahore.https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/AboutUs.aspx In 1971, Pakistan Western Railway renamed ...

into

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 ...

line. The section from Silra Shadadkot to Budapur was dismantled. “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search
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Stations

* Larkana Junction * Bero Chandia * Pir Muhammad Metlo Halt * Kambar * Bahram Hathiun * Shahdadkot * Silra Shahdadkot *

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* Garhi Khairo * Usta Muhammad * Jacobabad Junction

References

External links

*L/AG/46/34/1 “Copies of agreements with the Secretary of State, including those relating to the following lines worked by the (North Western State Railway) Company, 1893-1924: Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway .......; 1893-1924” *L/F/8/20/1700 “Larkana-Jacobabad (Sind) Light Railway Limited, Contract for the construction maintenance and working of a railway; 1924” {{DEFAULTSORT:Larkana-Jacobabad Light Railway Closed railway lines in Pakistan Railway stations on Larkana–Jacobabad line 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Pakistan Railway lines opened in 1924 Railway lines closed in 2005