Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line

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Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line داؤُدخيل–لکی مروت فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
Status	Closed^[1]
Owner	Pakistan Railways
Termini	Daud Khel Junction Lakki Marwat Junction
Service
Operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
History
Opened	1913 (1913)
Closed	1995 (1995)
Technical
Line length	92 km (57 mi)
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)

Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line (داؤُدخيل–لکی مروت فرعی ریلوے خط) was one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Daud Khel Junction and ended at Lakki Marwat Junction. The total length of this railway line was 92 kilometers (57 mi) with 7 railway stations. It was known by locals as "choti rail", since it was the only 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway in the country. The line was dismantled in 1995.,^[1]^[2]^[3] The line is now only active from Daud Khel To Mari Indus which is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi)

History

The rail line was originally built by NWR as the Trans–Indus Railway in 1913, which extended from Kalabagh station to Bannu station. The line was then further extended in 1916 to reach Tank Junction station, which today is part of the Bannu–Tank Branch Line.^[4] The line was also sometimes referred to as the Mari Indus Railway.^[5]

Closure

The line was dismantled in 1995.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Stations

Closed Section

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Omar Mukhtar Khan (10 January 2016). "Train to oblivion - Footloose - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Railways: emulating next-door neighbour - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b Salman Rashid (7 February 2016). "Train of thoughts - Footloose". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 129; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015
^ Wilson Lythgoe. "North-West Frontier Narrow Gauge, February 1985". www.internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

v t e Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line
Daud Khel Junction Mari Indus Kalabagh Kamar Mashani Trag Isa Khel Arsala Khan Lakki Marwat Junction

Railway lines in Pakistan

Main lines
Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1) Kotri–Attock Line (ML2) Rohri–Chaman Line (ML3) Quetta–Taftan Line (ML4) Taxila–Khunjerab Line (ML5) (Proposed)

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Karachi–Gwadar Railway Line (Makran Coastal Railway) Mandra–Bhaun Railway Gwadar–Mastung Branch Line Basima–Jacobabad Branch Line Zhob Valley Railway Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line

Tourist and heritage railways
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