Box Width: | 350px |
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line | |
Other Name: | Sind–Sagar Railway |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Status: | Operational |
Start: | Shorkot Cantonment Junction |
End: | Lala Musa Junction |
Stations: | 34 |
Owner: | Pakistan Railways |
Operator: | Pakistan Railways |
Linelength: | 325km (202miles) |
Speed: | 40km/h to 70km/h |
Map State: | collapsed |
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|شورکوٹ-لالہ موسیٰ فرعی ریلوے خط) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Shorkot Cantonment Junction station and ends at Lalamusa Junction station. The total length of this railway line is 325km (202miles). There are 34 railway stations from Shorkot Junction to Lalamusa Junction. Currently, the sole train operating on this branch line is the Hazara Express, which travels from Karachi to Havelian via the Shorkot-Wazirabad branch line.[1]
See main article: Sind–Sagar Railway. The Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line was originally constructed as a metre gauge railway from Lala Musa to Malakwal in 1881 and named the Sind–Sagar Railway. In 1886, the Sind–Sagar Railway was amalgamated with other railways in the region to form the North Western State Railway. During this time period, the railway line was converted to broad gauge.[2]