Kotri–Attock Line

Kotri–Attock Railway Line
کوٹری–اٹک مرکزی ریل راستہ
Kotri–Attock Railway Line; کوٹری–اٹک مرکزی ریل راستہ
Overview
Other name(s)	Main Line 2; ML-2
Owner	Pakistan Railways
Termini	Kotri Junction; Attock City Junction;
Stations	74
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
	Karachi–Peshawar Line
	to Kiamari
	Karachi–Peshawar Line
	to Peshawar Cant
	Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
	to Jacobabad Junction
	Rohri–Chaman Line
	to Rohri Junction
	Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
	to Larkana
	Rohri–Chaman Line
	to Chaman
	Sindh
	Punjab
	Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
	to Sher Shah Junction
	Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
	to Sangla Hill Junction
	Jand–Thal Railway
	to Kohat Cant
	Golra Sharif–Basal Branch Line
	to Golra
	Karachi–Peshawar Line
	to Peshawar Cant
	Karachi–Peshawar Line
	to Kiamari

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 74 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[edit]

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[edit]

The stations on this line are as follows:

References[edit]

^ 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

[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] Anwar, Muhammad Javed (20 November 2014). "Pakistan Country Presentation" (PDF). unescap.org. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[3] Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 514 (pdf page 477) Retrieved on 26 May 2016

[4] "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

[5] Zaubacorp Co "Upper Sind Light Railways Jacababad Kushmore Feeder Limited "; Retrieved on 15 Apr 2016

[6] "British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue" - Search; Retrieved 25 Jan 2016

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