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Samasata–Amruka Branch Line

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Samasata-Amruka Branch Line
سمّہ سٹّہ–امرُوکا فرعی ریلوے خط
Overview
StatusSuspended[1]
OwnerPakistan Railways
Termini
Stations20
Service
Operator(s)Pakistan Railways
History
Opened1894 (1894)[1]
ClosedJuly 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)[1]
Technical
Line length257 km (160 mi)
Route map

km
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
0
Samasata Junction
19
Baghdad
46
Lal Suhanra
62
Asrani
73
Tamewali
90
Sheikh Wahan
106
Hasilpur
123
Bakhshan Khan
139
Chistian
159
Madrisa
183
Bahawalnagar Junction
to Haroonabad, Fort Abbas
--
Minchinabad
234
Mandi Sadiq Ganj Junction
246
Sobha Wala
257
Amruka

Samasata–Amruka Branch Line (Urdu: سمّہ سٹّہ–امرُوکا فرعی ریلوے خط) was one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Samasata Junction and ended at Amruka. The total length of this railway line is 257 kilometers (160 mi) with 20 railway stations. This Railway line was closed in 2011. However recently efforts have been underway to reopen the line. The rail tracks are in the Samasatta-Amruka Section (total cost: PKR 7.735 billion)۔.[2] Work on this railway line is closed.

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  1. ^ a b c Sohail Khan (November 14, 2011). "Bahawalnagar rail junction a relic from 1901". The Nation. BAHAWALNAGAR. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ "پاکستان ریلوے ۔۔سمہ سٹہ سے امروکہ تک | Khuda Yaar Khan Channar". Retrieved 2023-09-04.