A hundred years ago | Railway extension in the Punjab
A historical archive piece from 1926 detailing the expansion of railway lines in the Punjab region. It highlights the government's plan to improve passenger traffic through new cross-connections.
Why it matters
It provides historical context on the development of infrastructure in colonial India, which shaped modern regional connectivity.
Lahore, September 6: In accordance with the new policy of railway extension in the Punjab, a reference to which was made by the Governor while inaugurating the Kangra Valley Railway in May last, two other lines Shahdara Narowal and Sirhind Rupar Railways have been sanctioned which are the type of those cross connections to which the Governor referred as being essential for the comfort and convenience of passenger traffic. The first is a line between Lyallpur and Jaranwala, which will pass through the rich tract irrigated by the Lower Chenab Canal.
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