ABOUT PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
Pakistan Railways
provide an important mode of Transportation in the farthest corners of the
country and brings them closer for Business, sight seeing, pilgrimage and
education. It has been a great integrating force and forms the life line of the
country by catering to its needs for large scale movement of people and
freight.
The possibility of
Karachi as a sea port was first noticed in the mid of 19th century and Sir
Henry Edward Frere who was appointed Commissioner of Sindh after its annexation
with Bombay in 1847 sought permission from Lord Dalhousie to begin survey of
sea port. He also initiated the survey for Railway line in 1858 . It was
proposed that a railway line from Karachi City to Kotri, steam navigation up
the Indus /Chenab upto Multan and from there another railway line to Lahore and
beyond be constructed.
It was on 13th
May,1861 that first railway line was opened for public traffic between Karachi
City and Kotri, the distance of 105 miles. The line between Karachi City and
Kiamari was opened on 16.6.1889. By 1897 the line from Kiamari to Kotri was
doubled.
The railway line from
Peshawar to Karachi closely follows Alexander’s line of march through the Hindu
Kush to the sea. Different sections on existing main line from Peshawar to
Lahore and Multan and branch lines were constructed in the last quarter of 19th
century and early years of 20th century.
The 4 sections i.e.
Scinde Railways, Indian Flotilla Company, Punjab Railway and Delhi Railways
working in a single company were later on amalgamated into Scinde, Punjab &
Delhi Railways Company and was purchased by the Secretary of State for India in
1885 and in January, 1886 it was named North Western State Railways which was
later on renamed as North Western Railways.
At the time of
partition, North Western Railways 1847 route mile was transferred to India
leaving route miles 5048 to Pakistan. In 1954 The railway line was extended to
Mardan and Charsada section and in 1956 Jacababad-Kashmore 2’-6’’ line was
converted into broad gauge. Kot Adu-Kashmore line was constructed between 1969
to 1973 providing an alternate route from Karachi to up country.
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