Jammu–Sialkot line
The Jammu–Sialkot line was a 43 km (27 mi) broad gauge branch of the North Western State Railway from Wazirabad Junction, Punjab, to Jammu, passing through the Sialkot Junction. The section from Sialkot to Jammu (Tawi) was 27 miles (43 km) long, partly in the British Indian province of Punjab and partly in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Built in 1890 during the reign of Maharaja Pratap Singh, it was the first railway line in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
| Jammu–Sialkot line | |
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The first train to Jammu from Sialkot, 1890 courtesy of searchkashmir.org | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab |
| Termini |
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| Service | |
| Type | Regional rail |
| Operator(s) | North Western Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Closed | 1947 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | Narrow Gauge |
The railway line ran till 18 September 1947, when the newly independent Pakistan, which inherited the North Western State Railway from British India, suspended the train service. The railway line fell into disrepair. A new line between Pathankot and Jammu was built by Indian Railways in 1972.