Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line () is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by

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 ...

. The line begins from Shorkot Cantonment Junction station and ends at Lalamusa Junction station. The total length of this railway line is . There are 32 railway stations from Shorkot Junction to Lalamusa Junction. Currently, the trains operating on this branch line are Hazara Express, Millat Express, Chenab Express and PDK Shuttle.

History

The Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line was originally constructed as a

metre gauge Metre-gauge railways ( US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. Metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by several European colonial powers including France, Britain and ...

railway from Lala Musa to

Malakwal Malakwal () is a city in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. History In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin. In 1005, he conquered the Shahis in Kabul, an ...

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 The North Western State Railway (NWSR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway, the Punjab Northern State Railway, the eastern section of the Sind–Sagar Railway and the ...

. During this time period, the railway line was converted to

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...

." Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 107, pdf page 116
Retrieved 15 Jul 2016

Stations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shorkot-Lalamusa Branch Line Railway stations on Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Pakistan