The Punjab Railway was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated during the
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
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* lasting from 1858 to 1947.
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between 1855 and 1885 in
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
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History
The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the ''Scinde Railway Act'' of Parliament in July 1855 was passed.
[ H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134–135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83]
Retrieved on 2 January 2016 The Punjab Railway began soon after the
Karachi-Kotri Railway Line opened in 13 May 1861. The
Indus Flotilla was set up to transport passengers from Kotri to
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...
by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
and onwards to
Amritsar
Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...
. The line opened in 1861 and in 1870, the Punjab Railway was amalgamated with the
Scinde Railway and
Delhi Railway companies and renamed as the
Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway
The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the Scinde Railway, Indus Steam Flotilla, Punjab Railway and Delhi Railway companies. This was covered by the Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869.
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company.
Rolling stock
By the end of 1864 the company owned 8 steam locomotives, 36 coaches and 140 goods wagons.
See also
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History of rail transport in Pakistan
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Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering bot ...
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Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway
The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the Scinde Railway, Indus Steam Flotilla, Punjab Railway and Delhi Railway companies. This was covered by the Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869.
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References
External links
* W P Andrew
The Punjaub Railway(London: W H Allen, 1857).
"Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan" 17/09/2009. All things Pakistan, now an archived website
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Rail transport in Lahore
Transport in Amritsar
Transport in Multan
Defunct railway companies of India
Defunct railway companies of Pakistan
Indian companies established in 1855
Railway companies established in 1855