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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>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5IEAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover</ref>
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>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5IEAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover</ref>.


==History==
==History==
The Punjab Railway Company 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> After the [[Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line|Karachi-Kotri Railway Line]] opened in 13 May 1861, the [[Indus Flotilla]] was setup to transport passengers to [[Multan]]. The line began being laid from [[Multan]] to [[Lahore]] and on wards to [[Amritsar]] and opened in 1861. In 1870, the Punjab Railway Company 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 setup to transport passengers from Kotri to [[Multan]] by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to [[Lahore]] and on wards 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.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Revision as of 07:28, 12 December 2016

Punjab Railway
IndustryRailways
Founded1857
Defunct1870
Headquarters
Lahore, [Punjab Province (British India)
,
British Raj
Area served
Punjab
ServicesRail transport

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

History

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 setup to transport passengers from Kotri to Multan by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to Lahore and on wards 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5IEAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover
  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.
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