Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line ( ur, ) is one of several
branch rail lines in Pakistan. It is operated and maintained by
Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servic ...
. The line runs from
Shahdara Bagh Junction station to
Narowal Junction, extending to Narowal Junction. It includes 15 stations.
This track is important for the movement of the Army.
Shakargarh station is the biggest station in the Narowal to Chak Amru section. It is the city of 8 lakh peoples and it includes many villages.
Shakargarh is part of Narowal district. Before partition Shakargarh was tehsil of Gurdaspur.
The Shahdrabagh to Narowal track is poorly maintained. Its maximum speed is now 40/50 kph. A previous government spent 359 million rupees on Narowal railway station. Only three trains run on this branch line.
Narowal to Chak Amru section
The line originally ran from
Shahdara Bagh Junction station to
Chak Amru station, but was later shortened to only reach Narowal. Residents living along the closed section demanded that the section be reopened, including Shakargarh MPA Ghayasuddin.
Railway minister
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed stated that the Kartarpur station would be reconstructed to ease the journey for
Sikh pilgrims. In February 2017, the Ministry of Railways began a new study for the reconstruction of the section.
Stations
The railway stations on this railway line are:
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Shahdara Bagh
Shahdara Bagh ( ur, ; meaning “''King’s Way Garden”'') is a historic precinct located across the Ravi River from the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan. Shahdara Bagh is the site of several Mughal era monumentally, including the Tomb of Jahang ...
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Kot Mul Chand
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Babakwal
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Srirampura
Srirampura is a town and residential suburb of Mysore city in India. It is located in the Southern part of the city . It has a population of approximately 11,000 according to the 2011 Census. The main landmarks of this area are Brahmarahbha Cho ...
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Kala Khatai
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Shah Sultan Halt
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Narang
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Khundda Ladheke
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Mehta Suja
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Baddomalhi
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Alamgir Town Halt
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Raya Khas
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Daud Halt
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Pejowali
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Kalas Goraya
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Narowal Junction
''Closed section''
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Jassar Junction
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Darbar Sahib Kartar Pur
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Boston Afghanan
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Nurkot
Nurkot (also spelled Noorkot or Noor Kot, ur, ) is a town located on the Right (western) bank of the Nullah Baein torrent, 20 km by road northeast of Shakargarh city, in Shakargarh Tehsil of Narowal District of the Punjab province of Pa ...
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Shakargarh
Shakargarh ( ur, ), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-eastern part of Narowal District in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. It borders Jammu, India to the north and Sialkot to the west Its literacy rate i ...
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Mariyal
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Chak Amru
Chak Amru ( ur, چک امرُو ) is a town of Shakargarh tehsil in Narowal district of Punjab province of the Pakistan. It is located near Pakistan-India border.
Chak Amru town has a railway Station
Rail transport (also known as train ...
See also
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Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servic ...
References
Railway stations on Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Pakistan
Railway lines opened in 1926
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