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Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
لودھراں-رائے ونڈ فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
OwnerPakistan Railways
Termini
Stations26
Service
Operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Technical
Line length369 km (229 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
0 Lodhran Junction
15 Jamraniwah
31 Kahror Pakka
47 Sardar Jhandir (Abandoned)
64 Mailsi
80 Nur Shah
97 Vehari
Machhianwala
113 Mandi Burewala
129 Gaggoo
153 Arifwala
167 Murad Chishti
186 Pak Pattan
196 Chah Nor Mohammad
201 Maulviwala
207 Chak Kambo (Abandoned)
216 Haveli Wasawewala
226 Kila Dewa Singh
237 Basirpur
244 Gul Sher (Abandoned)
250 Rasulpur Halt (Abandoned)
257 Mandi Ahmadabad
262 Haji Chand (Abandoned)
271 Kanganpur
275 Basti Qutab Shah (Abandoned)
282 Kul Mokal
291 Usmanwala
297 Dholan (Abandoned)
324 Khudian Khas
330 Roshan Bhila
343 Kasur Junction
349 Athilpur (Abandoned)
354 Raokhanwala
360 Raja Jang
369 Raiwind Junction

Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line (Urdu: لودھراں-رائے ونڈ فرعی ریلوے خط) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Lodhran Junction station and ends at Raiwind Junction station. The total length of this railway line is 353 kilometers (219 mi). There are 24 railway stations from Lodhran Junction to Raiwind Junction. Currently, the only operational train on this branch line is the Fareed Express. The Fareed Express travels from Karachi to Lahore via Vehari Railway Station along this route.

History

The rail line was originally completed as the Kasur–Lodhran Railway in 1909 by the Southern Punjab Railway as part of the Sutlej Valley Railway irrigation project. The line linked Kasur to Lodhran, where it connected to the North Western State Railway mainline to Karachi. However owing to World War I, financial stringency stagnated developments of the railways. In order to meet the necessities of the military authorities, this rail line (along with the Hyderabad–Badin Railway) was dismantled in 1917 and subsequently rebuilt in 1922.

Stations

See also

References

  1. "Khanewal Raiwind Branch Line Train". moveinpak.
  2. Google Books "Punjab, the Crucial Decade (1911-1920)" by Subash Chander Sharma; page 81; Retrieved 8 Apr 2016
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