| Scinde Railway | |
| Foundation: | 1857 |
| Location City: | Karachi, Sind |
| Location Country: | British Raj |
| Area Served: | Sindh |
| Services: | Rail transport |
| Dissolved: | 1870 |
The Scinde Railway (Sindhi: سند ريلوي) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated in Sind during the British Raj between 1855 and 1885.
| Short Title: | Scinde Railway Act 1855 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act for incorporating the Scinde Railway Company, and for other Purposes connected therewith. |
| Year: | 1855 |
| Citation: | 18 & 19 Vict. c. cxv |
| Royal Assent: | 2 July 1855 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Scinde Railway Act 1857 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/18-19/115/pdfs/ukla_18550115_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
| Short Title: | Scinde Railway Act 1857 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act for authorising the Scinde Railway Company to extend their Operations, and for regulating the Capital of the Company; and for other Purposes. |
| Year: | 1857 |
| Citation: | 20 & 21 Vict. c. clx |
| Royal Assent: | 25 August 1857 |
| Replaces: | Scinde Railway Act 1855 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/20-21/160/pdfs/ukla_18570160_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
| Short Title: | Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act for authorising the Scinde Railway Company to amalgamate their several undertakings, and to make further agreements with the Secretary of State in Council of India; and for other purposes. |
| Year: | 1869 |
| Citation: | 32 & 33 Vict. c. lxxx |
| Royal Assent: | 12 July 1869 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/32-33/80/pdfs/ukla_18690080_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
The Scinde Railway was first established by deed of settlement in March 1855 and incorporated by the Scinde Railway Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. cxv) in July of that year. The company contracted with the government to construct a line between Karachi and Kotri. The company was granted a 5% return on investment up to a maximum of £1 million in order to build the 120-mile line.[1] [2] The Karachi-Kotri Railway Line work commenced in April 1858 and on 13 May 1861 succeeded in connecting Karachi to Kotri. This was the first railway line for public use between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).[3] The company was involved in a number of additional railway line projects, as well as the establishment of the Indus Steam Flotilla along the Indus River and Chenab River. The Scinde Railway Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. clx)[1] granted it the opportunity to extend its operations. In 1870, the Scinde Railway Company was amalgamated with the Punjab Railway and Delhi Railway companies and renamed as the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway company. This was covered by the Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. lxxx).[1]
By the end of 1864 the company owned 31 steam locomotives, 66 coaches and 617 goods wagons.[4]