Indus Valley State Railway

Indus Valley State Railway
IndustryRailways
Founded1870
Defunct1885
SuccessorNorth Western State Railway (NWR)
Headquarters
Kotri
,
British Raj
Area served
Sindh, Punjab
ServicesRail transport

The Indus Valley State Railway (reporting mark IVSR) was a railway founded in 1871 to provide a rail link between Kotri and Multan and to replace the Indus Steam Flotilla.[1][2] The opening of the line thus connected Karachi with Lahore.

  1. ^ "Alas, Sindh is now Lost: Indus Valley State Railway" by Salman Rashid 29 March 2013; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
  2. ^ Administration report on the construction of the (Indus State) Railway, pdf format Archived 17 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015