Lahore–Wagah Branch Line

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Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
لاہور-واہگہ فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
OwnerPakistan Railways
TerminiLahore Junction
Wagah
Stations6
Service
Operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Technical
Line length25 km (16 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed105 km/h (65 mph) (Current)
160 km/h (99 mph) (Proposed)[1]
Route map

Legend
km
0
Lahore Junction
6
Moghalpura Junction
11
Harbanspura
17
Jallo
Taqipur
25
Wagah
 Pakistan
 India
Border
to Atari Shyam Singh

Lahore–Wagah Branch Line (Urdu: لاہور-واہگہ فرعی ریلوے خط) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Lahore Junction station and ends at Wagah station, at border to India. The total length of this railway line is 25 kilometers (16 mi). There are 6 railway stations from Lahore Junction to Wagah. The original line continued on to Amritsar. Today the line is used for the Samjhauta Express train.[2]

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  1. ^ Pakistan Railways: A Performance Analysis - Citizens’ Periodic Reports on the Performance of State Institutions (PDF). Islamabad: PILDAT. December 2015. p. 21. ISBN 978-969-558-589-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Pakistan Railways Time & Fare Table 2015 (PDF) (in English and Urdu) (October 2015 ed.). Pakistan: National Book Foundation. pp. 94–99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.


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