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
Main article: History of rail transport in Pakistan

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 Kashmore–Mari 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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