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Posted: Dec 16 2016 (18:26)
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Last Response: Oct 09 2020 (19:43)
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This marks the end of the IR before the Sutlej bridge at Hussainiwala, Firozpur as Pak is on other side
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This is actually just a short siding. The line that crossed the border ran a few hundred meters to the north of this dead end point, and ran till Raiwind (in Pakistan now). The pillars for the old bridge across the Sutlej river are still standing and are visible in Google maps. The line till the river on the Indian side was opened in 1892.
When introduced in 1928, the Frontier mail used to run via this route to Peshawar. Between Delhi and Peshawar, the Frontier mail used to go via Bathinda, Ferozepore, Kasur and Lahore. from 1929, the Grand Trunk express (GT) and the Frontier mail used to run combined between Delhi and Peshawar on this...
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When introduced in 1928, the Frontier mail used to run via this route to Peshawar. Between Delhi and Peshawar, the Frontier mail used to go via Bathinda, Ferozepore, Kasur and Lahore. from 1929, the Grand Trunk express (GT) and the Frontier mail used to run combined between Delhi and Peshawar on this...
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