The Punjab Railway was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated during the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

between 1855 and 1885 in

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 ...

History

The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the ''Scinde Railway Act'' of Parliament in July 1855 was passed. H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134–135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83
Retrieved on 2 January 2016 The Punjab Railway began soon after the Karachi-Kotri Railway Line opened in 13 May 1861. The Indus Flotilla was set up to transport passengers from Kotri to

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

and onwards to Amritsar. The line opened in 1861 and in 1870, the Punjab Railway was amalgamated with the

Scinde Railway The Scinde Railway was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated in Sind Province (1936–55), Sind during the British Raj between 1855 and 1885. History The Scinde Railway was first established by deed of settlement in March 1855 ...

and

Delhi Railway The Delhi Railway was a railway company that operated in British India. It later merged with Scinde Railway, Punjab Railway and Indus Steam Flotilla to form the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway was formed in ...

companies and renamed as the

Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the Scinde Railway, Indus Steam Flotilla, Punjab Railway and Delhi Railway companies. This was covered by the ''Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act'' of 1869 ...

company.

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By the end of 1864 the company owned 8 steam locomotives, 36 coaches and 140 goods wagons.

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* W P Andrew
The Punjaub Railway
(London: W H Allen, 1857).
"Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan"
17/09/2009. All things Pakistan, now an archived website {{DEFAULTSORT:Punjab Railway Transport in Lahore Transport in Amritsar Transport in Multan Defunct railway companies of India Defunct railway companies of Pakistan Indian companies established in 1855 Railway companies established in 1855

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