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Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line | |
Native Name: | حيدرآباد ـ کوکراپار ريلوي لائين |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Start: | Kotri Junction |
End: | Zero Point |
Stations: | 24 |
Owner: | Pakistan Railways |
Operator: | Pakistan Railways |
Linelength Km: | 211 |
Speed: | 75km/h |
Map State: | collapsed |
Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|حیدرآباد - کھوکھراپار فرعی ریلوے خط, Sindhi: حيدرآباد - کوکراپار ريلوي لائين) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Hyderabad Junction station and ends at Zero Point station. Currently, the line is active till Khokhropar The total length of this railway line is 211km (131miles). There are 26 railway stations from Kotri Junction to Zero Point.
See main article: History of rail transport in Pakistan. The Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line was originally built as part of the Hyderabad–Jodhpur Railway in 1892.[1] The first section from Hyderabad to Shadipalli opened in 1892 and was originally constructed as a broad gauge railway line (this first section was also known as the Hyderabad–Umarkot Railway). In 1901, the first section was converted to metre gauge where it joined the second section between Shadipalli and Luni and on wards to Jodhpur.[2] [3] In February 2006, the entire Hyderabad–Khokhrapar line was re-converted again back to the original to 1676 mm broad gauge line.
The stations on this line are as follows: