Kotri–Attock Railway Line کوٹری–اٹک مرکزی ریل راستہ
Overview
Other name(s)	Main Line 2 ML-2[1]
Owner	Pakistan Railways
Termini	Kotri Junction Attock City Junction
Stations	76
Service
Operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
History
Opened	1896 (1896)
Technical
Line length	1,427 km (887 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	105 km/h (65 mph) (Current) 160 km/h (99 mph) (Proposed)[2]
Route map Serial # Karachi–Peshawar Line to Kiamari 1 Kotri Junction Karachi–Peshawar Line to Peshawar Cant 2 Jamshoro 3 Sind University 4 Cadet Collage Petaro 5 Unarpur 6 Budapur 7 Khanot 8 Gopang 9 Manjhand 10 Sann 11 Amri 12 Laki Shah Saddar 13 Channa Halt 14 Sehwan Sharif 15 Bubak Road 16 Khudabad 17 Dadu 18 Phulji 19 Piaro Goth 20 Rehmani Nagar 21 Balishah 22 Shah Panjo Halt 23 Radhan 24 Sihar 25 Badah 26 Mohenjo-daro 27 Bakhsh Jatoi 28 Bakrani Road 29 Mashori Sharif Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway to Jacobabad Junction 30 Larkana 31 Brohi 32 Shah Nawaz Bhutto 33 Mahota 34 Allahdadani 35 Ruk Rohri–Chaman Line to Rohri Junction 36 Habib Kot Junction 37 Shikarpur 38 Sultankot 39 Abad Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway to Larkana 40 Jacobabad Junction Rohri–Chaman Line to Chaman 41 Dilmurad 42 Thul Nao (Jacobabad) 43 Haibat Shahid 44 Kandkot 45 Kashmor Junction provincial border Sindh Punjab 46 Shahwali 47 Kot Behram 48 Rojhan 49 Mithan Kot 50 Rajanpur 51 Fazilpur Dhandi 52 Muhammad Pur Diwan 53 Jampur 54 Paigah 55 Dera Ghazi Khan 56 Yru Khosa 57 Basti Laghor 58 Shadan Lund Indus River Taunsa Barrage 59 Kot Adu Junction Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line to Sher Shah Junction 60 Dera Dinpanah 61 Ashanpur 62 Kot Sultan 63 Jaman Shah 64 Leiah 65 Rajan Shah 66 Karor 67 Notak 68 Sultan Karori Halt 69 Behal 70 Bhakkar 71 Kotla Jam 72 Darya Khan 73 Panj Girain 74 Shah Alam 75 Maibal 76 Kallur Kot 77 Piplan 78 Khnqah Sirajia 79 Alluwali 80 Kundian Junction Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line to Sangla Hill Junction 81 Mianwali 82 Pai Khel 83 Daud Khel Junction to Mari Indus 85 Massan 86 Sohan Bridge Soan River 87 Makhad Road 88 Injra 89 Khattakabad 90 Chhab 91 Jhamat 92 Uchhri Jand–Thal Railway to Kohat Cant 93 Jand Junction 94 Langar 95 Chur Sharif Halt 96 Nammal 97 Domel 98 Basal Junction Golra Sharif–Basal Branch Line to Golra 99 Sulaimanabad 100 Jhalar seven Tunnels Railway bridge Shakardara 101 Kanjur Karachi–Peshawar Line to Peshawar Cant 102 Attock City Junction Karachi–Peshawar Line to Kiamari Serial #

Kotri–Attock Railway Line (Urdu: کوٹری–اٹک مرکزی ریل راستہ) (also referred to Main Line 2 or ML-2) is one of five main railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Kotri Junction and ends at Attock City Junction. The total length of this railway line is 1,427 kilometers (887 mi). There are 76 operational railway stations from Kotri Junction to Attock City Junction on this line.^[3] Currently, no train is running on this railways line between Kot Adu Junction and Jacoababad Junction.

History

The present-day Kotri–Attock Railway Line was built as a patchwork of different railways during the 19th and 20th centuries by North Western State Railway and Pakistan Railways. The present day line consists of the following historic lines:

• Mari–Attock Railway

The Mari–Attock Railway opened in 1891 as a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge railway line between Mari Indus and Attock. In 1895 it was extended to Mianwali.^[4]

• Jacobabad–Kashmor Railway

The Jacobabad–Kashmor Railway (also known as the Upper Sind Light Railway) opened in 1914 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line between Jacobabad and Kashmore.^[5][6]

• Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway

The Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway (also known as the Sind Light Railway) opened in 1924 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway line between Larkana and Jacobabad.^[7]

In 1956, Pakistan Western Railway converted the all 3 sections from 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Between 1969 and 1973, Pakistan Western Railways completed the gap section between Kashmore–Mari Indus and the line was also extended from Larkana to Kotri, thus linking Kotri to Attock. In 2010, this line was designated Main Line 2 by Pakistan Railways to provide an alternative North–South route to the heavily used Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

Stations

The stations on this line are as follows:

See also

• Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Railway lines in Pakistan

References