Kotri–Attock Line

Kotri–Attock Railway Line (Urdu: کوٹری–اٹک مرکزی ریل راستہ) (also referred to Main Line 2 or ML-2) is one of five main railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Kotri Junction and ends at Attock City Junction. The total length of this railway line is 1,427 kilometers (887 mi). There are 94 railway stations from Kotri Junction to Attock City Junction on this line.[3] Currently, no train is running on this railways line between Kot Adu Junction and Habib Kot Junction.

Kotri–Attock Railway Line
کوٹری–اٹک مرکزی ریل راستہ
Overview
Other name(s)Main Line 2
ML-2[1]
OwnerPakistan Railways
Termini
Stations94
Service
Operator(s)Pakistan Railways
History
Opened1896 (1896)
Technical
Line length1,427 km (887 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed105 km/h (65 mph) (Current)
160 km/h (99 mph) (Proposed)[2]
Route map

Serial #
Karachi–Peshawar Line
to Kiamari
1
Kotri Junction
Karachi–Peshawar Line
to Peshawar Cant
2
Jamshoro
3
Sind University
4
Cadet Collage Petaro
5
Unarpur
6
Budapur
7
Khanot
8
Gopang
9
Manjhand
10
Sann
11
Amri
12
Laki Shah Saddar
13
Channa Halt
14
Sehwan Sharif
15
Bubak Road
16
Khudabad
17
Dadu
18
Phulji
19
Piaro Goth
20
Rehmani Nagar
21
Balishah
22
Shah Panjo Halt
23
Radhan
24
Sihar
25
Badah
26
Mohenjo-daro
27
Bakhsh Jatoi
28
Bakrani Road
29
Mashori Sharif
Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
to Jacobabad Junction
30
Larkana
31
Brohi
32
Shah Nawaz Bhutto
33
Mahota
34
Allahdadani
35
Ruk
Rohri–Chaman Line
to Rohri Junction
36
Habib Kot Junction
37
Shikarpur
38
Sultankot
39
Abad
Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
to Larkana
40
Jacobabad Junction
Rohri–Chaman Line
to Chaman
41
Dilmurad
42
Thul Nao (Jacobabad)
43
Haibat Shahid
44
Kandkot
45
Kashmor Junction
provincial border
Sindh
Punjab
46
Shahwali
47
Kot Behram
48
Rojhan
49
Mithan Kot
50
Rajanpur
51
Fazilpur Dhandi
52
Muhammad Pur Diwan
53
Jampur
54
Paigah
55
Dera Ghazi Khan
56
Yru Khosa
57
Basti Laghor
58
Shadan Lund
Indus River
Taunsa Barrage
59
Kot Adu Junction
Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
to Sher Shah Junction
60
Dera Dinpanah
61
Ashanpur
62
Kot Sultan
63
Jaman Shah
64
Leiah
65
Rajan Shah
66
Karor
67
Notak
68
Sultan Karori Halt
69
Behal
70
Bhakkar
71
Kotla Jam
72
Darya Khan
73
Panj Girain
74
Shah Alam
75
Maibal
76
Kallur Kot
77
Piplan
78
Khnqah Sirajia
79
Alluwali
80
Kundian Junction
Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
to Sangla Hill Junction
81
Mianwali
82
Pai Khel
83
Daud Khel Junction
to Mari Indus
85
Massan
86
Sohan Bridge
Soan River
87
Makhad Road
88
Injra
89
Khattakabad
90
Chhab
91
Jhamat
92
Uchhri
Jand–Thal Railway
to Kohat Cant
93
Jand Junction
94
Langar
95
Chur Sharif Halt
96
Nammal
97
Domel
98
Basal Junction
Golra Sharif–Basal Branch Line
to Golra
99
Sulaimanabad
100
Jhalar
seven Tunnels
Railway bridge Shakardara
101
Kanjur
Karachi–Peshawar Line
to Peshawar Cant
102
Attock City Junction
Karachi–Peshawar Line
to Kiamari
Serial #

History

The present-day Kotri–Attock Railway Line was built as a patchwork of different railways during the 19th and 20th centuries by North Western State Railway and Pakistan Railways. The present day line consists of the following historic lines:

  • Mari–Attock Railway

The Mari–Attock Railway opened in 1891 as a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge railway line between Mari Indus and Attock. In 1895 it was extended to Mianwali.[4]

  • Jacobabad–Kashmor Railway

The Jacobabad–Kashmor Railway (also known as the Upper Sind Light Railway) opened in 1914 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line between Jacobabad and Kashmore.[5][6]

  • Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway

The Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway (also known as the Sind Light Railway) opened in 1924 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line between Larkana and Jacobabad.[7]

In 1956, Pakistan Western Railway converted the all 3 sections from 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Between 1969 and 1973, Pakistan Western Railways completed the gap section between KashmoreMari Indus and the line was also extended from Larkana to Kotri, thus linking Kotri to Attock. In 2010, this line was designated Main Line 2 by Pakistan Railways to provide an alternative North–South route to the heavily used Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

Stations

The stations on this line are as follows:

Kashmor Colony Shahwali

See also

References

  1. Amer Sial (17 August 2016). "Pak Railways poised to get massive funding from CPEC and CAREC". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. Pakistan Railways: A Performance Analysis - Citizens' Periodic Reports on the Performance of State Institutions (PDF). Islamabad: PILDAT. December 2015. p. 21. ISBN 978-969-558-589-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. Anwar, Muhammad Javed (20 November 2014). "Pakistan Country Presentation" (PDF). unescap.org. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477) Retrieved on 26 May 2016
  5. "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 126-127; Retrieved 6 Feb 2016
  6. Zaubacorp Co "Upper Sind Light Railways Jacababad Kushmore Feeder Limited "; Retrieved on 15 Apr 2016
  7. "British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue" - Search; Retrieved 25 Jan 2016
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