Dandot Light Railway

Dandot Light Railway
Overview
Native name ڈ نڈ وت ریلوے‬
Status Suspended
Termini Dandot RS
Chalisa Junction
Operation
Opened 1905 (1905)
Closed 1996 (1996)[1]
Owner Pakistan Railways
Operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Technical
Line length 10 km (6.2 mi)[2]

Dandot Light Railway (Urdu: ڈ نڈ وت ریلوے‬‎) was one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Dandot RS and ended at Chalisa Junction. The total length of this railway line is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) with 4 railway stations.[3]

History

The Dandot Light Railway was a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge railway which opened in 1905 and extended from Dandot railway station to Chalisa Junction railway station. It was built to serve the Khewra Salt Mine.[4][5]

Closure

The Dandot Light Railway was dismantled in 1996.[6]

Stations

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.irfca.org/articles/ziegler-pakistan7.html
  2. ↑ "Pakistan Railways Time & Fare Table 2015" (PDF). Musafir (in English and Urdu). Pakistan. October 2015: 106 (50). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.nigeltout.com/html/around_malakwal.html
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=24iKabhn4fcC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=dandot+railway&source=bl&ots=8_RZmqiRbH&sig=hjutnYYyVSJuMKBElJiQ8uAxFU8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiA2N_tirHTAhVMxoMKHfexDgUQ6AEIRDAG
  5. ↑ http://www.rolandziegler.de/Railtours/pakistan96/rb-pak96.html
  6. ↑ http://www.irfca.org/articles/ziegler-pakistan7.html
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