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 lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line originally ran from Shahdara Bagh Junction station to Chak Amru station, however the line now ends at Narowal Junction. The total length of this railway line is 132 kilometers (82 mi) to Chak Amru station and 79 kilometers (49 mi) to Narowal Junction. There are 15 railway stations from Shahdara Bagh Junction to Narowal Junction.[2] Importantly, the line connects Sialkot with other parts of the country by rail. Ministry of railway should reopen the Narowal to Chak Amru rail track. Current minister of railway Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said in a press conference that we are going to reconstruct the Kartarpur railway station to make journey easy for Sikh pilgrims. This track is very important for the movement of the Army. The Narowal to Chuk Amru section can be profitable. Shakargarh station is the biggest station in the Narowal to Chak Amru section. Because it is the city of 8 lack peoples and it includes manyvillages. Before partition Shakargarh was tehsil of Gurdaspur but now it is the part of Narowal district. Shahdrabagh to Narowal track is about to dead. Its maximum speed is now 40/50 kilometers p/h. The previous government spent 359 million rupees on Narowal railway station. Had the government spent the funds on upgrading of the Narowal to Shahdarabagh track, it would have been more functional. Only three trains run on this branch line.

Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
شاہدرہ باغ-چک امرُو فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
OwnerPakistan Railways
TerminiShahdara Bagh Junction
Chak Amru
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

History

Residents living along the closed section have demanded for years that the line be reopened, including Shakargarh MPA Ghayasuddin. In February 2017, the Ministry of Railways began a new study for the reconstruction of the 45 kilometers (28 mi) Narowal-Chak Amru section.[3]

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. Pakistan Railways Time & Fare Table 2015 (PDF) (in English and Urdu) (October 2015 ed.). Pakistan: National Book Foundation. pp. 94–99. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/02/26/construction-narowal-chak-amru-railway-track-on-cards/


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