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The steam trams were replaced by horse-drawn ones in 1886. [3] In 1902 the East India Tramways Company Limited was responsible for running the trams in Karachi. By March 23, 1905, petrol-powered tram were introduced. By 1909 the entire fleet was replaced by petrol-powered trams, unlike Europe which had switched to electric trams. [4]
Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) [4] 1881: 1,687 kilometers (1,048 mi) 176: 30-32 hrs: 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge: Major stations. Karachi City; Karachi Cantonment; Kotri Junction; Hyderabad Junction > Hyderabad-Khokhrapar Branch Line, Hyderabad-Badin Branch Line; Nawabshah Junction; Rohri Junction > Rohri–Chaman Line (Main Line 3 ...
The Scinde Railway was established by a settlement in March 1855, and was incorporated by Parliament in the Scinde Railway Act of July of that year. [1] [2] Frere began the rail survey in 1858, and a rail line from Karachi to Kotri; steam navigation up the Indus and Chenab Rivers to Multan, and another rail line to Lahore were proposed. Work on ...
After many false starts, plans to resurrect a railway in Pakistan's teeming metropolis of Karachi are moving ahead. Not everyone is happy. Karachi railway revival faces shanty town delay
Karachi Circular Railway. Karachi Circular Railway is a partially active regional public transit system in Karachi, which serves the Karachi metropolitan area. KCR was fully operational between 1969 and 1999. Since 2001, restoration of the railway and restarting the system had been sought. [4] [5] In November 2020, the KCR partially revived ...
Train Name [2] Railroad Train Endpoints Operated Train Numbers Akbar Express: PR: Quetta – Lahore Junction: 1974 – 2020 23UP/24DN Allama Iqbal Express: PR: Karachi Cantonment – Sialkot Junction: 1940 – Present 9UP/10DN Attock Passenger: PR: Mari Indus – Attock City Junction: 1988 – present 201UP/202DN Attock Safari S. Jamil & Co ...
The Khyber Railway. With a Pakistan Railways HGS 2-8-0 at front and rear a charter train climbs the Khyber Pass through a series of zig-zags to gain height. Regular passenger service along the Khyber Pass Railway began on 4 November 1925 between Peshawar City railway station and Landi Kotal railway station. The train took passengers through ...
The following appears on this IOR record:- 'The North Western State Railway was created in 1886 by the amalgamation of the Scinde-Punjab-Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway and the Punjab Northern State Railway’ W P Andrew, The Punjaub Railway (London: W H Allen, 1857). "Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan". 17/09/2009 ...