Rohri–Chaman Line

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Rohri–Chaman Railway Line
روہڑی–چمن مرکزی ریل راستہ
Overview
Other name(s)Main Line 3
ML-3[1]
OwnerPakistan Railways
Line number3
Termini
Stations38
Service
Operator(s)Pakistan Railways
History
Opened6 October 1879; 144 years ago (1879-10-06)
Technical
Line length526 km (327 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed105 km/h (65 mph) (Current)
160 km/h (99 mph) (Proposed)[2]
Route map

km
0
Rohri Junction
Indus river
Ayub Bridge
Bukkur
5
Sukkur
11
Arian Road
18
Gosarji
Kotri–Attock Line
to Kotri
33
Habib Kot Junction
43
Shikarpur
57
Sultankot
72
Abad
Kotri–Attock Line
to اٹک
Larkana
84
Jacobabad Junction
provincial border
Baluchistan
97
Dera Allahyar
101
Mangoli
121
Dera Murad Jamali
135
Shori
148
Nuttall
175
Bakhtiarabad Domki
187
Damboli
210
Dingra
231
Perak
243
Sibi
Kandahar State Railway
to Zardalu
251
Nari Bank
259
Mushkaf
several tunnels
including Mushkaf tunnel
268
Pehro Kunri
283
Panir
several tunnels
including Panir tunnel
298
Peshi
306
Chidarzai (abandoned)
306
Ab-I-Gum
318
Mach
331
Hirok
336
Dozan
343
Kolpur
Kolpur tunnel
height 2,087 m (6,847 ft)
359
Spezand Junction
Quetta–Taftan Line
to Koh-e-Taftan
374
Sar-I-Ab
384
Quetta
391
Sheikh Mandah
396
Beleli
406
Kuchlak
417
Bostan Junction
Zhob Valley Railway
to Zhob
429
Yaru
466
Gulistan
479
Kila Abdulla
496
Shelabagh
Khojak Tunnel
length 3.91 km (2.43 mi)
507
Sanzala
526
Chaman
km

Rohri–Chaman Railway Line (

railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Rohri Junction station and ends at Chaman station. The total length of this railway line is 526 kilometers (327 mi). There are 38 railway stations from Rohri Junction to Chaman on this line and is famous for passing through the historic Bolan pass. This line incorporates part of the historic Sind–Pishin State Railway
.

History

Originally named the

Khojak and Chaman required the construction of the longest railway tunnel in the North Western State Railway
system.

Stations

The stations on this line are as follows:

See also

  • Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
  • Railway lines in Pakistan

References

  1. ^ Amer Sial (August 17, 2016). "Pak Railways poised to get massive funding from CPEC and CAREC". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ISBN 978-969-558-589-4. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on January 24, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Wikipedia "History of rail transport in Pakistan"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015