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Punjab Railway
Industry	Railways
Founded	1857
Defunct	1870
Headquarters	Lahore, Punjab, British Raj
Area served	Punjab
Services	Rail transport

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The Punjab Railway (reporting mark PR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated during the British Raj between 1855 and 1885 in Punjab.^[1]

History

'A Railway Train', lithographed sketch by Hurnam Singh, circa mid-19th century

The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the Scinde Railway Act of Parliament in July 1855 was passed.^[2]^[3] The Punjab Railway began soon after the Karachi-Kotri Railway Line opened in 13 May 1861. The Indus Flotilla was set up to transport passengers from Kotri to Multan by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to Lahore and onwards to Amritsar. The line opened in 1861 and in 1870, the Punjab Railway was amalgamated with the Scinde Railway and Delhi Railway companies and renamed as the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway company.

Rolling stock

By the end of 1864 the company owned 8 steam locomotives, 36 coaches and 140 goods wagons.^[4]

References

^ Andrew, Sir William Patrick (1857). The Punjaub Railway. A Selection from Official Correspondence Regarding the Introduction of Railways Into the Punjaub, with Map of Scinde and the Punjaub ... W.H. Allen and Company.
^ H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134–135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 2 January 2016
^ "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
^ Zeitung des Vereins Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen (in German). Verein Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen, Leipzig. 1866. p. 354.

External links

W P Andrew, The Punjaub Railway (London: W H Allen, 1857).
"Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan". 17/09/2009. All things Pakistan, now an archived website

[1] Andrew, Sir William Patrick (1857). The Punjaub Railway. A Selection from Official Correspondence Regarding the Introduction of Railways Into the Punjaub, with Map of Scinde and the Punjaub ... W.H. Allen and Company.

[name-2] H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134–135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 2 January 2016

[3] "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.

[4] Zeitung des Vereins Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen (in German). Verein Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen, Leipzig. 1866. p. 354.

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-The '''Punjab Railway''' {{reporting marks|PR}} was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated during the [[British Raj]] between 1855 to 1885 in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5IEAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover|title=The Punjaub Railway. A Selection from Official Correspondence Regarding the Introduction of Railways Into the Punjaub, with Map of Scinde and the Punjaub ...|first=Sir William Patrick|last=Andrew|date=1 January 1857|publisher=W.H. Allen and Company|access-date=8 March 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref>
+The '''Punjab Railway''' {{reporting marks|PR}} was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated during the [[British Raj]] between 1855 and 1885 in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Andrew |first=Sir William Patrick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5IEAAAAMAAJ |title=The Punjaub Railway. A Selection from Official Correspondence Regarding the Introduction of Railways Into the Punjaub, with Map of Scinde and the Punjaub ... |date=1857 |publisher=W.H. Allen and Company |language=en}}</ref>
 ==History==
+[[File:'A Railway Train', lithographed sketch by Hurnam Singh, circa mid-19th century.jpg|thumb|'A Railway Train', lithographed sketch by Hurnam Singh, circa mid-19th century]]
-The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the ''Scinde Railway Act'' of Parliament in July 1855 was passed.<ref name=name>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012";  pages 134–135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref><ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref> The Punjab Railway began soon after the [[Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line|Karachi-Kotri Railway Line]] opened in 13 May 1861. The [[Indus Flotilla]] was set up to transport passengers from Kotri to [[Multan]] by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to [[Lahore]] and onwards to [[Amritsar]]. The line opened in 1861 and in 1870, the Punjab Railway was amalgamated with the [[Scinde Railway]] and [[Delhi Railway]] companies and renamed as the [[Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway]] company.
+The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the ''Scinde Railway Act'' of Parliament in July 1855 was passed.<ref name=name>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf  H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012";  pages 134–135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83] Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref><ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref> The Punjab Railway began soon after the [[Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line|Karachi-Kotri Railway Line]] opened in 13 May 1861. The [[Indus Flotilla]] was set up to transport passengers from Kotri to [[Multan]] by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to [[Lahore]] and onwards to [[Amritsar]]. The line opened in 1861 and in 1870, the Punjab Railway was amalgamated with the [[Scinde Railway]] and [[Delhi Railway]] companies and renamed as the [[Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway]] company.
+== Rolling stock ==
+By the end of 1864 the company owned 8 steam locomotives, 36 coaches and 140 goods wagons.<ref>{{cite book |title=Zeitung des Vereins Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=igFDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA354 |year=1866 |publisher=Verein Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verwaltungen, Leipzig  |language=German |page=354}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 * [[History of rail transport in Pakistan]]
 * [[Pakistan Railways]]
-* [[Indus Flotilla]]
 * [[Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway]]
 == References ==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references />
 == External links ==
+* W P Andrew, [https://books.google.com/books?id=s5IEAAAAMAAJ The Punjaub Railway] (London: W H Allen, 1857).
-{{External links|date=March 2017}}
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130122163146/http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/17/karachi-to-kotri-the-story-of-first-railways-in-pakistan/ "Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan"]. 17/09/2009.  All things Pakistan, now an archived website
-* W P Andrew, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5IEAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover The Punjaub Railway] (London: W H Allen, 1857).
-* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130122163146/http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/17/karachi-to-kotri-the-story-of-first-railways-in-pakistan/ "Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan"]. 17/09/2009.  All things Pakistan, now an archived website
-* [http://books.google.com/books?id=H2cBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 "The Scinde railway, and its relations to the Euphrates valley, and other routes to India"] by W P Andrews, Chairman of the Scinde Railway Company 1856 Google Books
-* [http://books.google.com/books?id=ASFcAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover "Report of proceedings of an extraordinary general meeting of the Scinde Railway Company, held on Friday the 24th July, 1857"] Google Books
-* Brunton, John, "Description of the Line and Works of the Scinde Railway". 1863. Available in  [http://books.google.com/books?id=1WsEAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1 Full View Google Books] or [http://www.panhwar.com/rarebooks/Description%20of%20the%20Line%20and%20%20Works%20of%20the%20Scinde%20Railway.pdf pdf] from Panhwar.com
-* "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
 {{Pakistan Railways}}
 {{Indian Railways}}
+{{Authority control}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Punjab Railway}}
+[[Category:Rail transport in Lahore]]
+[[Category:Transport in Amritsar]]
+[[Category:Transport in Multan]]
 [[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
 [[Category:Defunct railway companies of Pakistan]]
-[[Category:1857 establishments in India]]
+[[Category:Indian companies established in 1855]]
+[[Category:Railway companies established in 1855]]

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