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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Punjab Province Sind Province North-West Frontier Province Baluchistan, Karachi, British Raj |
| Dates of operation | 1886–1905 |
| Predecessor | Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway Indus Valley State Railway Punjab Northern State Railway Sind–Sagar Railway Sind–Pishin State Railway Kandahar State Railway |
| Successor | North Western Railway (1905-1947) Pakistan Western Railway (1947-1971) Pakistan Railways (1971 – present) Eastern Punjab Railway[1] |
The North Western State Railway (NWSR) was formed in January 1886 from the merger of the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, the Indus Valley State Railway, the Punjab Northern State Railway, the eastern section of the Sind–Sagar Railway and the southern section of the Sind–Pishin State Railway and the Kandahar State Railway.[2]
- ^ Directory of Railway Officials & Yearbook. Tothill Press. 1954. p. 114.
It comprises the whole of the former North-Western system of British India except the lines in the south-eastern Punjab, now the Eastern Punjab Railway of India.
- ^ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 106; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015