Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line Explained

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Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
Native Name Lang:ur
Start:Lodhran Junction
End:Raiwind Junction
Stations:24
Owner:Pakistan Railways
Operator:Pakistan Railways
Linelength Km:353
Speed:105km/h (Current)
160km/h (Proposed)[1]
Map State:collapsed

Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|لودھراں-رائے ونڈ فرعی ریلوے خط) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Lodhran Junction station and ends at Raiwind Junction station. The total length of this railway line is 353km (219miles). There are 24 railway stations from Lodhran Junction to Raiwind Junction. Currently, the only operational train on this branch line is the Fareed Express. The Fareed Express travels from Karachi to Lahore via Vehari Railway Station along this route.[2]

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 mainline to Karachi. However owing to World War I, 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.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pakistan Railways: A Performance Analysis - Citizens' Periodic Reports on the Performance of State Institutions . December 2015 . PILDAT . Islamabad . 978-969-558-589-4 . 21 . August 18, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124213207/http://pildat.org/Publications/publication/QualityofGovernance/PerformanceAnalysisofPakistanRailways.pdf . January 24, 2016 . en . dead .
  2. Web site: Khanewal Raiwind Branch Line Train . moveinpak.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=L1RGX3whGEIC&q=Sutlej+Valley++&pg=PA81 Google Books "Punjab, the Crucial Decade (1911-1920)" by Subash Chander Sharma; page 81