Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line ( ur, ) 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 Lodhran Junction station and ends at Raiwind Junction station. The total length of this railway line is . There are 22 railway stations from Lodhran Junction to Raiwind Junction.

History

The rail line was originally completed as the ''Kasur–Lodhran Railway'' in 1909 by the ''Southern Punjab Railway'' as part of the ''Sutlej Valley Railway'' irrigation project. The line linked Kasur to Lodhran, where it connected to 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 ...

mainline to

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

. However owing to

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, financial stringency stagnated developments of the railways. In order to meet the necessities of the military authorities, this rail line (along with the Hyderabad–Badin Railway) was dismantled in 1917 and subsequently rebuilt in 1922.Google Books "Punjab, the Crucial Decade (1911-1920)" by Subash Chander Sharma; page 81
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Stations

References

Railway stations on Lodhran–Raiwind Line 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Pakistan {{Pakistan-rail-transport-stub

History

Stations

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References