Abandoned and dismantled railway lines in Pakistan

Following the Partition of India in 1947, Pakistan gained independence and inherited various railway lines with a route length of 9,012 kilometres (5,600 miles). Some of those lines were subsequently abandoned or dismantled, such as:

Broad gauge

• Hyderabad-Badin Branch Line, 109 kilometers line, closed in 2020.
• Lahore-Wagah Branch Line, 25 kilometers line, closed in 2019.
• Tando Adam-Mehrabpur Branch Line, 202 kilometers line, closed in 1988.
• Pad Idan-Tharushah Branch Line, 29 kilometers line, closed in 1988.
• Nawabshah-Sakrand Branch Line, 24 kilometers line, closed in 1988.
• Jammu–Sialkot Railway, 43 kilometers line, closed in 1947.
• Samasata–Amruka Branch Line, 257 kilometers line, closed in 2011.
• Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line, 52 kilometers section between Narowal and Chak Amru closed in 2005.
• Khyber Pass Railway, 50 kilometers line, closed in 2006.
• Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line, 102 kilometers closed in 2002.
• Karachi Circular Railway, closed in 1999.
• Mandra–Bhaun Branch Line, 74 kilometers line, closed in 1993.
• Gharibwal Cement Works Railway (Gharibwal railway station to Haranpur Junction railway station) 10 kilometers line closed.
• Malakwal–Bhera Branch Line, 38 kilometers line closed in 2005.
• Malakwal–Khushab Branch Line, 70 kilometers section between Pind Dadan Khan and Khushab is closed.
• Larkana-Jacobabad Branch Line, 136 kilometers loop line, closed nearly 2000.
• Fort Abbas-Samasata Branch Line, 128 kilometers line removed, due to 2nd world war demands.
• Khanpur–Chachran Branch Line, 34 kilometers line closed in 1990s.
• Nowshera–Dargai Branch Line, 64 kilometers line, closed in 2007.
• Mardan-Charsadda Branch Line, 29 Kilometers line closed in 1985.
• Padidan-Mehrapur Branch Line, 74 Kilometers line closed.
• Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line, 35 kilometers line, closed in 1940.
• Amruka-Fazlika Branch Line 38 kilometers line closed in 1947.
• Mandi Sadiq Ganj-Hindu Malkot Branch Line 36 kilometers line closed in 1947.
• Kasur-Firozpur Branch Line 39 Kilometers Line closed in 1947.
• Kasur-KhemKaran Branch Line 30 Kilometers Line closed In 1947.

Narrow gauge

• Zhob Valley Railway (Boston–Zhob), 298 kilometer narrow gauge railway, closed in 1985 and dismantled in 2008.
• Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line, 82 km narrow gauge railway closed between Mari Indus and Lakki Marwat, constructed in 1913, dismantled in 1995.
• Bannu–Tank Branch Line, 122 kilometer narrow gauge railway, constructed in 1913, dismantled in 1995.
• Jand–Thal Branch Line, 100 kilometer narrow gauge section from Kohat to Thal, constructed in 1903, abandoned in 1991.

Meter gauge

• Jamrao-Pithoro Loop Line(184 km closed in 2005)
• Mirpur Khas–Nawabshah Branch Line (129 km closed in 2005)

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