Lahore–Wagah Branch Line

Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
لاہور-واہگہ فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
Termini Lahore Junction
Wagah
Stations 4
Operation
Owner Pakistan Railways
Operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Technical
Line length 25 km (16 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

Legend
km
0 Lahore Junction
6 Moghalpura Junction
11 Harbanspura
17 Jallo
Taqipur
25 Wagah
 Pakistan
 India
Border
to Atari Shyam Singh

Lahore–Wagah Branch Line (Urdu: لاہور-واہگہ فرعی ریلوے خط) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Lahore Junction station and ends at Wagah station. The total length of this railway line is 25 kilometers (16 mi). There are 4 railway stations from Lahore Junction to Wagah. The original line continued on to Amritsar. Today the line is used for the Samjhauta Express train.[2]

See also

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 August 18, 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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