Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line

Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
شاہدرہ باغ-چک امرُو فرعی ریلوے خط
Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line; شاہدرہ باغ-چک امرُو فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
Owner	Pakistan Railways
Termini	Shahdara Bagh Junction; Chak Amru;
Stations	10
Service
Operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
History
Opened	22 August 1926
Technical
Line length	131 km (81 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	30 km/h (19 mph) to 50 km/h (31 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line (Urdu: شاہدرہ باغ-چک امرُو فرعی ریلوے خط) is one of several semi-operational 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 10 active stations.

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.^[1]

Stations

The railway stations on this railway line are:

Closed section

References

^ "Construction Narowal-Chak Amru railway track on cards | Pakistan Today".

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[1] "Construction Narowal-Chak Amru railway track on cards | Pakistan Today".

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Narowal to Chak Amru section

Stations

See also

References