Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line

Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line (Urdu: شاہدرہ باغ-چک امرُو فرعی ریلوے خط) is one of several branch rail lines in Pakistan. It is operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line runs from Shahdara Bagh Junction station to Narowal Junction, extending 79 kilometers (49 mi) to Narowal Junction and 52 kilometers (32 mi) from Narowal Junction to Chak Amru. Total length of this line is 131 kilometers (81 mi). It includes 15 stations.

Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
شاہدرہ باغ-چک امرُو فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
OwnerPakistan Railways
Termini
Stations21
Service
Operator(s)Pakistan Railways
History
Opened22 August 1926 (1926-08-22)
Technical
Line length91 km (57 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed105 km/h (65 mph) (Current)
160 km/h (99 mph) (Proposed)[1]
Route map
km
0
 Shahdara Bagh
9
 Kot Mul Chand
17
 Srirampura
29
 Kala Khatai
 Shah Sultan Halt
39
 Narang
44
 Khundda Ladheke
50
 Mehta Suja
55
 Baddomalhi
 Alamgir Town Halt
63
 Raya Khas
67
 Daud Halt
70
 Pejowali
74
 Kalas Goraya
79
 Narowal Junction
 Jassar Junction
 Darbar Sahib Kartar Pur
 Boston Afghanan
 Nurkot
 Shakargarh
 Mariyal
 Chak Amru

This track is important for the movement of the Army.

Shakargarh station is the biggest station in the Narowal to Chak Amru section. It is the city of 8 lakh peoples and it includes many villages.

Shakargarh is now part of Narowal district. Before partition Shakargarh was tehsil of Gurdaspur.

The Shahdra bagh Junction to Narowal Junction track is poorly maintained. Its maximum speed is 40/50 kmph and at some places its maximum speed is 60 kmph. A previous government spent 359 million rupees on Narowal railway station. Only four trains are running on this branch line.

Narowal to Chak Amru section

The line originally ran from Shahdara Bagh Junction station to Chak Amru station, but was later shortened to only reach Narowal. Residents living along the closed section demanded that the section be reopened, including Shakargarh MPA Ghayasuddin.

Railway minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed stated that the Kartarpur station would be reconstructed to ease the journey for Sikh pilgrims. In February 2017, the Ministry of Railways began a new study for the reconstruction of the 45 kilometers (28 mi) section.[2]

Stations

The railway stations on this railway line are:

Closed section

See also

References
  1. 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 January 24, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. "Construction Narowal-Chak Amru railway track on cards | Pakistan Today".


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