Nowshera–Dargai Railway Explained

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Nowshera–Dargai Railway
Status:	Suspended
Start:	Nowshera Junction
End:	Dargai
Owner:	Pakistan Railways
Operator:	Pakistan Railways
Linelength:	64km (40miles)

Nowshera–Dargai Railway (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|نوشہرہ –درگئی ریلوے) is one of several abandoned railway lines in Pakistan.^[1] The line begins at Nowshera Junction and ends at Dargai.^[2] The total length of this railway line is 64km (40miles). There are 10 railway stations from Nowshera Junction to Dargai.

History

Opened in 1901, the line served the Malakand Division until 2002 when train service was suspended. In April 2017, Pakistan Railways proposed to rebuild the line and extend it north towards Batkhela.^[3]

Stations

• Nowshera Junction
• Risalpur Cantonment
• Rashkai
• Mardan Junction > to Charsadda
• Gujar Garhi
• Kalpani
• Takht-I-Bhai
• Hathiyan
• Sakhakot
• Dargai^[4]

See also

• Samasata-Amruka Branch Line
• Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Railway lines in Pakistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chakwal Railway Station tells the story of how much we hate our heritage. July 23, 2022. Agha Iqrar . Haroon.
2. Book: Government of India. Bombay Baroda And Central India Railway System. 1918.
3. Web site: Pakistan Railways invites EOI to enhance trains' speed up to 160km/H. 8 April 2017.
4. News: Dargai train station needs little to earn millions . 20 February 2011 . Dawn . Pakistan . 30 May 2019 .