Rohri–Chaman Railway Line (Urdu: روہڑی–چمن مرکزی ریل راستہ) (also referred to as Main Line 3 or ML-3) is one of four main railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Rohri Junction station and ends at Chaman station. The total length of this railway line is 523 kilometers (325 mi). There are 35 railway stations from Rohri Junction to Chaman on this line and is famous for passing through the historic Bolan pass. This line incorporates part of the historic Sind–Pishin State Railway.
Rohri–Chaman Railway Line روہڑی–چمن مرکزی ریل راستہ
Originally named the Sind–Pishin State Railway, this strategic railway line was constructed by the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway. Construction began in 1879 and was completed in 1887, which by then was part of the North Western State Railway. Quetta was always considered as an important strategic destination by the British Raj, as they feared the Russian Empire could advance from Afghanistan into Quetta, thereby threatening its rule in South Asia.[3] On 6 October 1879, work on the first section from Ruk (now Rohri) to Sibi (at the entrance of the Nari Pass) and was completed by 14 January 1880. The track had been laid in 101 days across the water less desert by 5000 men and their animals. In 1880, orders were issued for the line to be extended from Sibi to Quetta and onward to Pishin via the Harnai Pass and would become known as the Kandahar State Railway. It was initially thought that the Harnai pass was more suitable for broad gauge than the Bolan Pass. In 1883, construction began in secret and known in public as the "Harnai Road Improvement Scheme". From Sibi, the line ran southwest, skirting the hills to Rindli and originally followed the course of the Bolan stream to its head on the plateau. By February 1884, the line had only reached Zardalu. The tough terrain as well as the destructive action of floods led to the abandonment of this alignment. A new extension was thus proposed from Sibi through the Mashkaf Valley and Bolan Pass to Quetta and onward to Chaman in 1885. The line reached Quetta in March 1887, and reached Chaman in January 1892. The section between Khojak and Chaman required the construction of the longest railway tunnel in the North Western State Railway system.
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rohri, chaman, line, rohri, chaman, railway, line, urdu, روہڑی, چمن, مرکزی, ریل, راستہ, also, referred, main, line, four, main, railway, lines, pakistan, operated, maintained, pakistan, railways, line, begins, from, rohri, junction, station, ends, chaman, stat. Rohri Chaman Railway Line Urdu روہڑی چمن مرکزی ریل راستہ also referred to as Main Line 3 or ML 3 is one of four main railway lines in Pakistan operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways The line begins from Rohri Junction station and ends at Chaman station The total length of this railway line is 523 kilometers 325 mi There are 35 railway stations from Rohri Junction to Chaman on this line and is famous for passing through the historic Bolan pass This line incorporates part of the historic Sind Pishin State Railway Rohri Chaman Railway Lineروہڑی چمن مرکزی ریل راستہOverviewOther name s Main Line 3ML 3 1 OwnerPakistan RailwaysLine number3TerminiRohri JunctionChamanStations184ServiceOperator s Pakistan RailwaysHistoryOpened6 October 1879 1879 10 06 TechnicalLine length523 km 325 mi Track gauge1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Operating speed105 km h 65 mph Current 160 km h 99 mph Proposed 2 Route mapLegendkm0 Rohri Junction5 Sukkur11 Arian Road18 Gosarji33 Habib Kot Junction43 Shikarpur57 Sultankot72 Abad84 Jacobabad Junction97 Dera Allah Yar101 Mangoli121 Dera Murad Jamali148 Nuttall175 Bakhtiarabad Domki187 Damboli210 Dingra231 Perak240 Sibi257 Mushkaf266 Pehro Kunri281 Panir290 Peshi303 Aab e Gum315 Mach329 Hirok333 Dozan341 Kolpur357 Spezand Junction371 Sar i Ab381 Quetta389 Sheikh Mandah393 Beleli404 Kuchlak414 Bostan427 Yaru463 Gulistan477 Qilla Abdullah493 Shela Bagh523 Chaman Contents 1 History 2 Stations 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditMain article History of rail transport in Pakistan Originally named the Sind Pishin State Railway this strategic railway line was constructed by the Scinde Punjab amp Delhi Railway Construction began in 1879 and was completed in 1887 which by then was part of the North Western State Railway Quetta was always considered as an important strategic destination by the British Raj as they feared the Russian Empire could advance from Afghanistan into Quetta thereby threatening its rule in South Asia 3 On 6 October 1879 work on the first section from Ruk now Rohri to Sibi at the entrance of the Nari Pass and was completed by 14 January 1880 The track had been laid in 101 days across the water less desert by 5000 men and their animals In 1880 orders were issued for the line to be extended from Sibi to Quetta and onward to Pishin via the Harnai Pass and would become known as the Kandahar State Railway It was initially thought that the Harnai pass was more suitable for broad gauge than the Bolan Pass In 1883 construction began in secret and known in public as the Harnai Road Improvement Scheme From Sibi the line ran southwest skirting the hills to Rindli and originally followed the course of the Bolan stream to its head on the plateau By February 1884 the line had only reached Zardalu The tough terrain as well as the destructive action of floods led to the abandonment of this alignment A new extension was thus proposed from Sibi through the Mashkaf Valley and Bolan Pass to Quetta and onward to Chaman in 1885 The line reached Quetta in March 1887 and reached Chaman in January 1892 The section between Khojak and Chaman required the construction of the longest railway tunnel in the North Western State Railway system Stations EditThe stations on this line are as follows Rohri Junction Sukkur Arian Road Gosarji Habib Kot Shikarpur Sultankot Abad Jacobabad Junction Dera Allah Yar Mangoli Dera Murad Jamali Hejwani Shori Ramdani Nuttall Wazirani Moghari Bakhtiarabad Domki Damboli Lindsay Dingra Mithri Perak Sibi Junction Mushkaf Pehro Kunri Bolan Panir Peshi Aab e Gum Mach Hirok Dozan Kolpur Spezand Junction Sar i Ab Quetta Sheikh Mandah Beleli Kuchlak Bostan Junction Yaru Gulistan Qilla Abdullah Shela Bagh ChamanSee also EditKarachi Peshawar Railway Line Railway lines in PakistanReferences Edit Amer Sial August 17 2016 Pak Railways poised to get massive funding from CPEC and CAREC Pakistan Today Archived from the original on August 18 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2016 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 Wikipedia History of rail transport in Pakistan Retrieved 13 Dec 2015 This Pakistan rail transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rohri Chaman Line amp oldid 1132714053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
