Abandoned and dismantled railway lines in Pakistan
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In 1947, at the time of independence, Pakistan inherited 8,122 route kilometers (5,048 mi) railway lines. Of this some railway lines have been abandoned and dismantled. Which are:
Broad gauge Railway lines
- Mandra-Chakwal-Bhaun (74 km) [1]
- Sibi-Khost (130 km, constructed in 1888 and closed in 2006) [2]
- Tando Adam-Mehrabpur loop line (202 km closed in 1988)
- Padidan-Tharushah (29 km closed in 1988)
- Nawabshah-Sakrand (24 km closed in 1988)
- Larkana–Jacobabad loop line (136 km)
- Peshawar-Landi Kotal (50 km closed in 2006)
- Khanpur-Chachran (36 km)
- Khushab-Pind Dadan Khan (77 km)
- Bhera-Miani (15 km)
- Samasata-Amruka Branch Line via Bahawalnagar (257 km, constructed in 1894 and closed in 2011) [3]
- Fort Abbas–Bahawalnagar (constructed in 1928)
- Karachi Circular Railway loop line (29 km closed in 1999)
- Jammu Sialkot Line (cross border)
Narrow gauge Railway lines
- Bostan-Zhob (294 km constructed in 1929, closed in 1985 and dismantled in 2008)
- Mari Indus-Lakki Marwat-Bannu (144 km closed in 1991)
- Lakki Marwat-Tank (74 km closed in 1991)
- Kohat-Thal (100 km closed in 1991) [4]
Meter gauge Railway lines
- Jamrao-Pithoro loop line (184 km closed in 2005)
- Mirpur Khas-Nawabshah (129 km closed in 2005) [5]
References
- ↑ Plea to revive Mandra-Chakwal railway line Publisher: Dawn News. Retrieved 16 November 2012
- ↑ Sibi-Khost Express: an unvarying journey, Publisher: Dawn News. Retrieved 17 November 2012
- ↑ Bahawalnagar rail junction a relic from 1901, Publisher: The Nation. Retrieved 17 November 2012
- ↑ The International Steam. Retrieved 16 November 2012
- ↑ The Meter-Gauge of Sindh. Retrieved 16 November 2012
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