Kotri–Attock Line

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Kotri–Attock Railway Line
کوٹری–اٹک مرکزی ریل راستہ

Overview

Other name(s)

Main Line 2
ML-2^[1]

Owner

Pakistan Railways

Termini

Stations

Service

Operator(s)

Pakistan Railways

History

Opened

1896; 128 years ago

Technical

Line length

1,427 km (887 mi)

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

30 km/h (19 mph) to 70 km/h (43 mph)

Route map

Legend

Serial #

Karachi–Peshawar Line
to Kiamari

Kotri Junction

Karachi–Peshawar Line
to Peshawar Cant

Sehwan Sharif

Dadu

Mohenjo-daro

Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
to Jacobabad Junction

Larkana

Ruk

Rohri–Chaman Line
to Rohri Junction

Habib Kot Junction

Shikarpur

Sultankot

Abad

Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
to Larkana

Jacobabad Junction

Rohri–Chaman Line
to Chaman

Kashmor Junction

provincial border

Rajanpur

Dera Ghazi Khan

Kot Adu Junction

Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
to Sher Shah Junction

Bhakkar

Kundian Junction

Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
to Sangla Hill Junction

Mianwali

Pai Khel

Daud Khel Junction

to Mari Indus

Jand–Thal Railway
to Kohat Cant

Jand Junction

Basal Junction

Golra Sharif–Basal Branch Line
to Golra

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 #

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 76 operational railway stations from Kotri Junction to Attock City Junction on this line.^[2] Currently, no train is running on this railways line between Kot Adu Junction and Jacoababad Junction.

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.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

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:

References

^ 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.
^ Anwar, Muhammad Javed (20 November 2014). "Pakistan Country Presentation" (PDF). unescap.org. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477) Retrieved on 26 May 2016
^ "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
^ Zaubacorp Co "Upper Sind Light Railways Jacababad Kushmore Feeder Limited "; Retrieved on 15 Apr 2016
^ "British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue" - Search; Retrieved 25 Jan 2016

Kotri–Attock Railway Line

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)

Branch lines

Urban railways
Peshawar Circular Railway Karachi Circular Railway Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway

Proposed or under construction
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
Changa Manga Forestry Railway Dandot Light Railway Kandahar State Railway Khanpur–Chachran Railway Khewra Salt Mines Railway Khyber Pass Railway Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway Mirpur Khas–Nawabshah Railway

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