Dandot Light Railway

Closed railway line in Pakistan

Dandot Light Railway

Overview
Native name| ڈ نڈ وت ریلوے
Status| Suspended
Owner| Pakistan Railways
Termini|

* Dandot RS
* Chalisa Junction

Service
Operator(s)| Pakistan Railways
History
Opened| 1905 (1905)
Closed| 1996 (1996)[1]
Technical
Line length| 10 km (6.2 mi)

Dandot Light Railway (Urdu: ڈ نڈ وت ریلوے) was one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Dandot RS and ended at Chalisa Junction. The total length of this railway line is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) with 4 railway stations.[2]

## History

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The Dandot Light Railway was a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge railway which opened in 1905 and extended from Dandot railway station to Chalisa Junction railway station. It was built to serve the Khewra Salt Mine.[3][4]

## Closure

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The Dandot Light Railway was dismantled in 1996.[1]

## Stations

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* Dandot RS
* Khewra
* Sodian Gujar
* Chalisa Junction

## See also

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* Samasata-Amruka Branch Line
* Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
* Railway lines in Pakistan

## References

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1. ^ a b "[IRFCA] Pakistan, 1996: Malakwal again: To Khewra". www.irfca.org.
2. ^ "Around Malakwal". www.nigeltout.com.
3. ^ Dey, Abani Kumar (2008). Mineral wealth. ISBN 9788182054837.
4. ^ "Reisebericht Pakistan 1996". www.rolandziegler.de.

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Dandot Light Railway

* Dandot
* Khewra
* Sodian Gujar
* Chalisa Junction

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Railway lines in Pakistan

Main lines

* Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1)
* Kotri–Attock Line (ML2)
* Rohri–Chaman Line (ML3)
* Quetta–Taftan Line (ML4)
* Taxila–Khunjerab Line (ML5) (Proposed)

Branch lines

* Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line
* Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line
* Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line
* Samasata–Amruka Branch Line
* Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
* Lodhran–Khanewal Branch Line
* Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
* Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
* Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line
* Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
* Golra Sharif–Kohat Branch Line
* Nowshera–Dargai Railway
* Bannu–Tank Branch Line
* Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line
* Malakwal–Khushab Branch Line
* Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
* Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
* Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
* Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
* Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line

Urban railways

* Peshawar Circular Railway
* Karachi Circular Railway
* Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway

Proposed or under construction

* Karachi–Gwadar Railway Line (Makran Coastal Railway)
* Mandra–Bhaun Railway
* Gwadar–Mastung Branch Line
* Basima–Jacobabad Branch Line
* Zhob Valley Railway
* Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line

Tourist and heritage railways

* Changa Manga Forestry Railway
* Dandot Light Railway
* Kandahar State Railway
* Khanpur–Chachran Railway
* Khewra Salt Mines Railway
* Khyber Pass Railway
* Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
* Mirpur Khas–Nawabshah Railway

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