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;
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between 1855 and 1885 in
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
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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 ol ...
by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...
and onwards to
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha ...
. The line opened in 1861 and in 1870, the Punjab Railway was amalgamated with the
Scinde Railway and
Delhi Railway 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.
Rolling stock
By the end of 1864 the company owned 8 steam locomotives, 36 coaches and 140 goods wagons.
See also
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History of rail transport in Pakistan
Rail transport in Pakistan began in 1855 during the British Raj, when several railway companies began laying track and operating in present-day Pakistan. The country's rail system has been nationalised as Pakistan Railways (originally the Pakista ...
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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 se ...
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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 ...
References
External links
* 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
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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