Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line

Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line (Urdu: لودھراں-رائے ونڈ فرعی ریلوے خط‎) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Lodhran Junction station and ends at Raiwind Junction station. The total length of this railway line is 125 kilometers (78 mi). There are 22 railway stations from Lodhran Junction to Raiwind Junction.[2]

Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line لودھراں-رائے ونڈ فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
Owner	Pakistan Railways
Termini	Lodhran Junction Raiwind Junction
Stations	22
Service
Operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
Technical
Line length	125 km (78 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	105 km/h (65 mph) (Current) 160 km/h (99 mph) (Proposed)[1]
Route map km 0 Lodhran Junction 15 Jamraniwah 31 Kahror Pakka 64 Mailsi 80 Nur Shah 97 Vehari Machhianwala 113 Mandi Burewala 129 Gaggoo 153 Arifwala 167 Murad Chishti 186 Pak Pattan 196 Chah Noor Mohammad 201 Maulviwala 207 Chak Kambo Closed 216 Haveli Wasawewala 226 Kila Dewa SingH 237 Basirpur 244 Gul Sher Closed 250 Rasulpur Halt 257 Mandi Ahmadabad 262 Haji Chand 271 Kanganpur 275 Basti Qutab Shah 282 Kul Mokal 291 Usmanwala 297 Dholan 302 Khudian Khas 313 Roshan Bhella 326 Kasur Junction 334 Athilpur 340 Raokhanwala 348 Raja Jang 353 Raiwind Junction

History

The rail line was originally completed as the Kasur–Lodhran Railway in 1909 by the Southern Punjab Railway as part of the Sutlej Valley Railway irrigation project. The line linked Kasur to Lodhran, where it connected to the North Western State Railway mainline to Karachi. However owing to World War 1, financial stringency stagnated developments of the railways. In order to meet the necessities of the military authorities, this rail line (along with the Hyderabad–Badin Railway) was dismantled in 1917 and subsequently rebuilt in 1922.[3]

Stations

• Lodhran Junction
• Dhanote
• Jamraniwah
• Kahror Pakka
• Ashraf Shah
• Mailsi
• Nur Shah
• Vehari
• Machhianwala
• Mandi Burewala
• Gaggoo
• Arifwala
• Murad Chishti
• Pakka Sidhar
• Pak Pattan
• Chah Noor Mohammad
• Maulviwala
• Chak Kambo
• Haveli Wasawewala
• Haveli Lakha
• Kila Dewa Singh
• Basirpur
• Gul Sher
• Rasulpur Halt
• Mandi Ahmadabad
• Haji Chand
• Kanganpur
• Basti Qutab Shah
• Kul Mokal
• Usmanwala
• Dholan
• Khudian Khas
• Roshan Billa
• Kasur Junction
• Athilpur
• Raokhanwala
• Raja Jang
• Raiwind Junction

See also

• Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Railway Lines in Pakistan

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 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. Google Books "Punjab, the Crucial Decade (1911-1920)" by Subash Chander Sharma; page 81; Retrieved 8 Apr 2016