69-578: The Kangra Valley Railway is a 2 ft 6 in ( 762 mm ) gauge railway that runs from Pathankot, Punjab to Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh . It runs through the sub-Himalayan region of Kangra Valley and is 164 km (101.9 mi) long. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites tentative list. The railway is part of the Firozpur division of Northern Railway . It
138-562: A cycle rickshaw . Traffic management is poor in the city. No traffic lights exist in the city. Pathankot Railway Station under A-category. Pathankot is a major railroad junction. Lines from Amritsar (2 hrs) and Delhi (8 hrs) merge here, and all services to Jammu (2 hrs) pass through. In addition to Pathankot station itself, there is a second station called Chakki Bank renamed Pathankot Cantt 4 km away, which serves some express trains that do not stop in Pathankot station. Nowadays
207-510: A cycle rickshaw . Traffic management is poor in the city. No traffic lights exist in the city. Pathankot Railway Station under A-category. Pathankot is a major railroad junction. Lines from Amritsar (2 hrs) and Delhi (8 hrs) merge here, and all services to Jammu (2 hrs) pass through. In addition to Pathankot station itself, there is a second station called Chakki Bank renamed Pathankot Cantt 4 km away, which serves some express trains that do not stop in Pathankot station. Nowadays
276-527: A Muslim dancing girl Ranjit Singh married lived in a fortress in Pathankot from 1811 till her demise. Pathankot was merged with Gurdaspur District on 1853 prior to that it was made part of Kangra after British Annexed the Hill Parts from Sikhs after First Anglo Sikh War in 1845. During partition, the initial plan by border demarcation committee was to place Pathankot (part of Gurdaspur district that time) into Pakistan and Shakargarh district into India. However, as
345-420: A call at Kandwal, however, now the halt has been reinstated. Both Dalhousie Road and Kandwal halt were additional stops, not in the original plans, which were added sometimes during late 1970s to early 1980s, after reopening of line through new diversionary route. Next station is Nurupur Road, which connects Nurpur town, erstwhile capital of medieval dynasty of Pathania rulers. As line leaves Nurpur Town, it takes
414-873: A famous destination for honeymoon couples is 80 km from Pathankot. The famous Hindu Pilgrimage Vaishno devi is 160 km from Pathankot. Chandigarh is 4–5 hours away. It is well connected with bus services from Punjab roadways, Haryana Roadways, Himachal Roadways J&K transport, and private AC volvo buses. One can stop over in Pathankot en route to Gurdaspur(35 km), Mukerian (40), Joginder Nagar (149 km), Dharamshala (88 km), Dalhousie (100 km), Amritsar (108), Palampur (112 km), Chamba (100 km) & Jammu (100 km), Hoshiarpur (100 km), Kangra (86 km), Jalandhar (108 km), Srinagar (400 km) all in different directions from Pathankot via Jalandhar - Srinagar National highway (NH-44), Dabwali -Pathankot National highway (NH-54) and Pathankot- Mandi National highway (NH-154). Pathankot
483-873: A famous destination for honeymoon couples is 80 km from Pathankot. The famous Hindu Pilgrimage Vaishno devi is 160 km from Pathankot. Chandigarh is 4–5 hours away. It is well connected with bus services from Punjab roadways, Haryana Roadways, Himachal Roadways J&K transport, and private AC volvo buses. One can stop over in Pathankot en route to Gurdaspur(35 km), Mukerian (40), Joginder Nagar (149 km), Dharamshala (88 km), Dalhousie (100 km), Amritsar (108), Palampur (112 km), Chamba (100 km) & Jammu (100 km), Hoshiarpur (100 km), Kangra (86 km), Jalandhar (108 km), Srinagar (400 km) all in different directions from Pathankot via Jalandhar - Srinagar National highway (NH-44), Dabwali -Pathankot National highway (NH-54) and Pathankot- Mandi National highway (NH-154). Pathankot
552-521: A few to Joginder Nagar. The main stations on this line include Kangra and Palampur. The town is the lower terminus of the Kangra Valley Railway , thereby connecting the mountainous regions of western Himachal Pradesh to the network of Indian Railways . Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminal Pathankot is close to Pathankot railway station. Public buses to Dharamshala Dalhousie take 3–4 hours. while buses to Amritsar take 3 hours. Dalhousie,
621-458: A few to Joginder Nagar. The main stations on this line include Kangra and Palampur. The town is the lower terminus of the Kangra Valley Railway , thereby connecting the mountainous regions of western Himachal Pradesh to the network of Indian Railways . Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminal Pathankot is close to Pathankot railway station. Public buses to Dharamshala Dalhousie take 3–4 hours. while buses to Amritsar take 3 hours. Dalhousie,
690-422: A fortress in Pathankot from 1811 till her demise. Pathankot was merged with Gurdaspur District on 1853 prior to that it was made part of Kangra after British Annexed the Hill Parts from Sikhs after First Anglo Sikh War in 1845. During partition, the initial plan by border demarcation committee was to place Pathankot (part of Gurdaspur district that time) into Pakistan and Shakargarh district into India. However, as
759-636: A later fine tuning of decision vice versa was done i.e. Shakargarh district was given to Pakistan and Gurdaspur district (along Pathankot) was given to India. Pathankot has an average elevation of 332 metres (1,089 ft). It is a green town surrounded by the Ravi and Chakki rivers. Shiwalik foothills on the south and east and snow-capped Himalayas in the back drop in north. Pathankot/Dera Baba has been ranked 26th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India. The city
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#1732851066283828-542: A later fine tuning of decision vice versa was done i.e. Shakargarh district was given to Pakistan and Gurdaspur district (along Pathankot) was given to India. Pathankot has an average elevation of 332 metres (1,089 ft). It is a green town surrounded by the Ravi and Chakki rivers. Shiwalik foothills on the south and east and snow-capped Himalayas in the back drop in north. Pathankot/Dera Baba has been ranked 26th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India. The city
897-1081: A modified design were introduced into KVR. Instead of Caprotti valve gear system of ZF class, the ZF1 class Locomotives were based on improved design with Walschaerts valve gear . The years 1976–1977 marked the end of steam powered traction on KVR and beginning of the diesel locomotive era in KVR history. ZDM3s built in 1970-71 were the first diesel Locomotives to run on KVR. Nine ZDM3 Diesel hydro-mechanical locomotives of B-B Configuration, built at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works - West Bengal, were inducted into KVR and replaced steam powered Locomotives. From 1980 to 1982, five locomotives of later ZDM4 Class, were inducted. The engine specifications remained same as of ZDM 3, except that weight of ZDM4 had increased to 39 Tonnes. ZDM4 originally had 1-B-B-1 bogies, but later reverted into B-B configuration because extra axle meant more wheelslips , particularly in severe gradients. Hence these locos were reverted to ZDM 3 classification. In later 1980s,
966-592: A ring and given to the Loco Pilot and at the same time the ball token ring given to loco pilot by preceding station is received from him. Neale's Ball Token based signalling system has been an integral part and heritage of KVR. Very few Railway lines apart from KVR use Neale's Ball Token system. For the signalling on the block, the Two-aspect Lower Quadrant(2LQ) Semaphore signalling is used on KVR. The Semaphore can only be in two positions. It
1035-400: A single line KVR, by dispensing tokens. These tokens are the authority given by stationmaster to Loco Pilot to enter the block (section between the two stations). The token is in the form of metal balls, with varying diameter, which is released by a Ball token instrument at each station. Only One token is issued for each direction at a time after ensuring that previous train has already cleared
1104-569: A southwards loop to reach Talara, the next stop on KVR. After leaving Talara, train descends into the Beas river and Pong Dam Basin . The line continues in South-South-Easterly direction to reach, Balle Da Pir Larath and Bharmar, the next two stops respectively. The next station is Jawanwala Shahr, which serves Jawali, a small town. It is from this stop that the line had to be diverted from its original route, which formerly headed southwards serving
1173-615: A spectacular steel arch bridge. After this, the panoramic view of Dhauladhar mountains becomes more or less a permanent feature. As the line proceeds, it takes an easterly direction and gets called at Samloti, followed by Nagrota Stations. Nagrota was the temporary terminus of the line between 1942 and 1954, when the track to the east of Nagrota was dismantled for WW-II supplies. There are a number of sidings on this station, which are out of use at present. The Line continues Eastwards and next stations to follow are Chamunda Marg Halt, Paror and Sulah Himachal Pradesh, respectively. These stations connect
1242-665: A terrain involved construction of various Bridges, Blasting of Rocks for cut sections and Tunnels. Therefore, this makes KVR a unique Railway in terms of following notable features in its short span of about 164 km (102 mi). KVR uses the Neale's Ball Token based signalling system. It is an electro-mechanical instrument invented by J.E. Neale, who was the Telegraph Superintendent of the erstwhile Great Indian Peninsular(GIP) Railway (Now Central railway) and first used in 1933. It ensures safety of train operations, particularly on
1311-471: A transfer of a 2-6-2T ( Tank ) and 2-6-2ST ( Saddle Tank ) class Locomotives respectively, in mid-1930s from Kalka Shimla Railway, but they were soon transferred to another narrow-gauge line of NWR. During late 1930s, there was still no turntable facility between Baijnath-Paprola and Joginder Nagar sections, hence operating on this section required tank locomotives to avoid tender-first running on this section, since it had severe gradients. The solution to this
1380-403: A while, a 2-8-2 Locomotive (built 1928–1930) by Hanomag and Nasmyth Wilson became a norm on Kangra Valley Railway as ZE Class Locomotive as per Indian Railway Standards(IRS).KVR is also notable for early adoption of Rail motors . KVR experimented with this new innovation in 1932 by inducting three ZZTL class Sentinel's steam-powered four-axle rail motor design Locomotives. There were also
1449-582: Is 4 km. Pathankot is also served by the narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway (a.k.a. Kangra Toy Train ) built by the British, which travels 128 km through stunning scenery to Joginder Nagar via Palampur and Kangra (near Dharamsala)., The luxury Kangra Queen services were terminated in 2003, leaving about six departures daily of slow, often crowded second class trains, taking over six hours. Bookings for these can only be done in-person at Pathankot station. Some of these trains run to Baijnath Paprola and
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#17328510662831518-532: Is 4 km. Pathankot is also served by the narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway (a.k.a. Kangra Toy Train ) built by the British, which travels 128 km through stunning scenery to Joginder Nagar via Palampur and Kangra (near Dharamsala)., The luxury Kangra Queen services were terminated in 2003, leaving about six departures daily of slow, often crowded second class trains, taking over six hours. Bookings for these can only be done in-person at Pathankot station. Some of these trains run to Baijnath Paprola and
1587-416: Is a Two-aspect color-lamp signalling in which each signal has two glass lenses (one above the other). The higher of the two Lamps is a green lamp, and the lower one is a red lamp. The green lamp when lit indicates 'Clear' (the proceed indication), and when the red lamp is lit, the signal is said to be in the 'ON' position, displaying its most restrictive indication. It utilizes a single wire or cable connecting
1656-553: Is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab , India . Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana , Amritsar , Jalandhar , Patiala and Bathinda . Its local government is a municipal corporation. In the Mahabharata and in the works of Sanskrit grammarian and linguistic scholar Panini, the region is also mentioned as ‘Audumbara’ which
1725-440: Is a commercial center. Wholesellers and distributors of consumer goods cater to Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and northwest Punjab . As per data of 2011 census Pathankot urban agglomeration had a population of 159,909, out of which males were 84,145 and females were 75,764. The literacy rate was 88.71 per cent. Most common language here is Punjabi , Hindi . On 8 November 2014, Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal laid
1794-440: Is a commercial center. Wholesellers and distributors of consumer goods cater to Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and northwest Punjab . As per data of 2011 census Pathankot urban agglomeration had a population of 159,909, out of which males were 84,145 and females were 75,764. The literacy rate was 88.71 per cent. Most common language here is Punjabi , Hindi . On 8 November 2014, Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal laid
1863-514: Is a municipal corporation. In the Mahabharata and in the works of Sanskrit grammarian and linguistic scholar Panini, the region is also mentioned as ‘Audumbara’ which was classified as Ayudhajivi sangha (Warrior Community). Numerous coins of great antiquity related to Ancient Audumbara Kingdom were found at various sites of Pathankot. In medieval Period from 11thCE to 16thCE Pathankot was the First capital of Nurpur State of Present Himachal Pradesh which
1932-520: Is a nearly 22 miles (35 km) long section with severe gradients and most scenic landscapes on KVR Line. As the Line leaves the Palampur station, at some distance, it encounters beautiful tea gardens, for which the Palampur town is famous for. Thereafter, Line continues South-Eastwards to Patti Rajpura and Panchrukhi Halts, respectively. Panchrukhi has a beautiful chalet style Bungalow station building. Thereafter,
2001-457: Is a small halt, with a small shed serving as station building. The line then meanders through a set of low-lying hills, crosses Gugli Khad, and finally reaches the terminus of passenger trains on KVR Line, i.e. Joginder Nagar. The station has two main platform to allow passing and shunting of trains. It is also equipped with a pit for inspecting the rolling stock. .The KVR was inaugurated with steam traction. Since NWR had many narrow gauge lines, it
2070-675: Is connected by a vast network of private and public-sector bus services to other cities in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir. Important destinations include Delhi, Manali Chandigarh, Jammu, Dharamshala, Dalhousie and Amritsar. Pathankot is used as a gateway for Chamba and Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh and for various locations in Jammu and Kashmir like Jammu City Mansar Lake, Srinagar, Udhampur, Holy Cave at Amarnath, Patni Top and Holy Cave of Mata Vaishno Devi (Katra) 155 km away from Pathankot. One can take an auto rickshaw or
2139-579: Is connected by a vast network of private and public-sector bus services to other cities in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir. Important destinations include Delhi, Manali Chandigarh, Jammu, Dharamshala, Dalhousie and Amritsar. Pathankot is used as a gateway for Chamba and Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh and for various locations in Jammu and Kashmir like Jammu City Mansar Lake, Srinagar, Udhampur, Holy Cave at Amarnath, Patni Top and Holy Cave of Mata Vaishno Devi (Katra) 155 km away from Pathankot. One can take an auto rickshaw or
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2208-465: Is highly likely that, multiple types of locomotives hauled the rolling stock on KVR. Locomotives from already operational lines were borrowed for construction and initial operation of KVR. One of the earliest locomotives used was G Class 2-8-2's built by North British and 2-8-0's by Nasmyth Wilson . Lateron, S class 2-6-2 locomotives, built in 1921–23, by W. G. Bagnall , along with one Locomotive (Built 1924) from Franco-Belge were also used. After
2277-482: Is part of the Pathankot Assembly Constituency . Government of Pathankot had constructed 4 public toilets in 2018 but they had been opened for only 6 days so as to get good rankings in surveys. You can find them at various places where they charge you 10/- but you can avail general conveniences in a clean environment Pathankot is well connected by rail and road with the rest of the country. Pathankot
2346-409: Is part of the Pathankot Assembly Constituency . Government of Pathankot had constructed 4 public toilets in 2018 but they had been opened for only 6 days so as to get good rankings in surveys. You can find them at various places where they charge you 10/- but you can avail general conveniences in a clean environment Pathankot is well connected by rail and road with the rest of the country. Pathankot
2415-521: Is the longest Narrow Gauge line in India and also the longest 2 ft 6 in ( 762 mm ) Gauge Railway in the World. The highest point on this line is Ahju station at an elevation of 1,290 meters (4,230 ft). There are 33 stops and 950 bridges. Though original intent of Kangra Railway was to open up Kangra & Kullu valleys for their rich natural resources like timber as well as minerals, and surveys were also carried out in 1912 and 1914 for
2484-523: The Kangra District which form important places of pilgrimages for people in the Punjab. On May 2, 1926, the ground breaking ceremony of Kangra Valley Railway(KVR) was performed by William Malcolm Hailey , the then Governor of Punjab Province. The construction of Kangra Valley Railway was entrusted to North Western State Railway (NWR) under Capt. E.B.N Taylor , Superintendent of Works. The 110 km (68 mi) long section between Pathankot and Nagrota
2553-462: The Line crosses the Valley to its north side and crosses over another small tributary as it continues to climb. Now the line heads eastwards and the highest elevation of the line, i.e. Ahju Railway station (at 1290.230m amsl) is reached. Ahju station has a delightful chalet like building, reminiscent of the colonial days. After leaving Ahju, the line descents, before being called at Chauntra Bhatehar, which
2622-510: The Shahjahan's reign.The Pathania clan of native Pahadi Rajputs of the Region derived its name from Pathankot which was known as Paithan or पैठान (प्रतिष्ठान). Pathankot was invaded by Jarnail Jai Singh Kanhaiya of Kanhaiya Misl and was Annexed from Ruling Pathania Rajput Clan And was Merged with Punjab during Maharaja Ranjit Singh 's rule. Moran , a Muslim dancing girl Ranjit Singh married lived in
2691-618: The ZDM3s were partially replaced by some ZDM4A engines. These ZDM4As were initially of 1-B-B-1 bogie configuration, but later their pony axles were removed in order for better weight distribution on lightly laid lines. Thus ZDM4A was reconfigured back to B-B bogie type. More recently, a new fleet of improved ZDM3s, built by Central Railway's(CR) Parel Works- Mumbai have been introduced on KVR. Technical features include Other significant new features are:- Pathankot, Punjab Pathankot ( Punjabi pronunciation: [pə.ʈʰäːn.koːʈᵊ] )
2760-453: The east of the town, passes a number of level crossings, after which the rural nature of line becomes apparent. It makes its first call at Dalhousie road station, which has a passing loop. After the line leaves this station, it heads south and crosses the Chakki river bridge. After crossing chakki bridge, train heads eastwards once more towards the next station at Kandwal. For a while, no trains made
2829-478: The erstwhile stations of Anur and Mangwal, both of which have been abandoned. In this new route, the Line takes a Northward curve to cross the Dehar Bridge. This bridge is relatively of new construction in order for line to cross the highest water levels of tributary of Beas river. After crossing the bridge it takes southward turn continues in this direction to make call at Harsar Dehri station and Megh Rajpura Halt,
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2898-489: The foothills of Dhauladhar ranges in Mandi District is nothing short of an engineering marvel blended perfectly with the breathtaking Landscapes of Kangra Valley which is overlooked by snow clad mighty Dhauladhar Ranges. Hence, negotiating this line through such hilly terrain marked with steep climbs, gaping valleys through which flow, the violent and loud streams, was not an easy task. Therefore, construction of line on such
2967-511: The foundation stone for a stadium in Pathankot. But even after 6 years, the stadium is still incomplete. Sportspeople struggle to get any facilities in Pathankot. There are no proper grounds to practice. So they go to other cities, while most of the young population pursue other careers. Pathankot city is surrounded by both the Shivalik range, part of which makes up the foothills of the Himalayas, and
3036-408: The foundation stone for a stadium in Pathankot. But even after 6 years, the stadium is still incomplete. Sportspeople struggle to get any facilities in Pathankot. There are no proper grounds to practice. So they go to other cities, while most of the young population pursue other careers. Pathankot city is surrounded by both the Shivalik range, part of which makes up the foothills of the Himalayas, and
3105-637: The halt at Tripal, the next station on the line, it makes for the next halt at Jawalamukhi Road, which is an important station as pilgrims vising Jwalaji Temple alight here. After leaving the Jawalamukhi Road station, the terrain becomes more challenging. The line makes a graceful curve over the Bathu Bridge, passing over the Hanuman Temple in gorge below before reaching the Dhundi Tunnel, the first of
3174-437: The line starts following northern direction. As the Line leaves Guler, it takes a more northerly course, heading up on the western bank of Banganga river, also known as Baner Khad. Distant Snowcapped Dhauladhar mountains become visible, signifying that ranges are getting closer. As, the line leaves Lunsu Halt, the next station after Guler, the valley narrows down further, the Line crosses the gorge over Banganga Bridge. After making
3243-602: The line will at the same time contribute, to the general development of the rich and fertile country traversed, and in particular will promote the cultivation and export of fruits and vegetables in Kulu; will improve the accessibility of the hill stations of Dalhousie and Dharamsala; will at the same time encourage the formation of summer resorts for the residents of Lahore and Amritsar in the Kangra Valley itself; and will provide railway communications to several ancient Hindu shrines in
3312-541: The long-awaited signal to develop the twin islands of Kalara and Palangi, located in the midst of the Ranjit Sagar Dam Lake, as world class tourist spots. Pathankot Pathankot ( Punjabi pronunciation: [pə.ʈʰäːn.koːʈᵊ] ) is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab , India . Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana , Amritsar , Jalandhar , Patiala and Bathinda . Its local government
3381-514: The majority of the Jammu trains stop only at Pathankot Cantt Railway Station and not at Pathankot Railway Station. Pathankot has direct train links with Delhi , Jammu and other Indian cities. All trains going to Jammu pass through Pathankot Cantt Station. Important trains include Rajdhani, Swaraj Express, Pooja Express, Shri Shakti Express. Super fast trains do not serve Pathankot Station. The distance from Pathankot & Pathankot Cant Railway station
3450-466: The majority of the Jammu trains stop only at Pathankot Cantt Railway Station and not at Pathankot Railway Station. Pathankot has direct train links with Delhi , Jammu and other Indian cities. All trains going to Jammu pass through Pathankot Cantt Station. Important trains include Rajdhani, Swaraj Express, Pooja Express, Shri Shakti Express. Super fast trains do not serve Pathankot Station. The distance from Pathankot & Pathankot Cant Railway station
3519-414: The new line is converging with its former alignment. After a short distance, the line curves around to head east and rejoins the older line. Then, the line heads to the north and makes call at Guler station which marks the end of first section of KVR line. The station is equipped with a pit on the platform road to enable examination of rolling stock. This is approx 34 miles (55 km) long section in which
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#17328510662833588-408: The next halt is at Majheran Himachal, before the main station of Baijnath Paprola is called at. Most of the trains (PB-Up) terminate at Baijnath Paprola. The station has relatively big Building and also has a small covered shelter, serving as Loco Depot. It also houses the ambulance train for KVR, which consists of two coaches and a van. It also has 'Y' Reversing Triangle for shunting operations. After
3657-594: The next two stops on Line. As line leaves Megh Rajpura station, it crosses the New Gaj River bridge, still maintains Southeasterly direction, and serves Nagrota Suriyan, Barial Himachal and Nandpur Bhatoli, the next three halts on the line. As the train leaves Nandpur Bhatauli, there comes the Mehla Khad Viaduct. As, the Train crosses Mahla viaduct, one can see the piers of former bridge on the old alignment, indicating that
3726-488: The proposals were, therefore, dropped. The project has recently been revived in connection with Uhl Hydro Electric Scheme of Punjab Government as that government consider a Railway or Tramway of some kind to be necessary both for construction of their scheme and for upkeep and patrolling of transmission lines after construction is completed. While assisting in the materialization of the Uhl Hydro Electric Scheme,
3795-560: The reservoir. Hence, the line was dismantled between Jawanwala Shahr and Guler on 11 April 1973 and diverted onto higher grounds along the eastern shore of the new reservoir. The Older section between these two stations, along with Anur and Mangwal stations was abandoned, and the new alignment with several new stations opened three years later on 29 December 1976. The entire length of the 163.720 km (101.731 mi) of Kangra Valley Railway starting from plains of Pathankot (383.820m amsl) in Punjab up to Joginder Nagar (1184.160m amsl) in
3864-576: The river Chakki. Places near Pathankot include Shahpur Kandi with a hanging rest house, Ranjit Sagar Dam which is the highest gravity dam in Asia. Madhopur ( Madhopur, Punjab ) head works which date back to the Mughal era . head works of Upper Bari Doab, Shahpur Kandi are the attractions of this area. Keshopur Chhamb is home to many Migratory Birds and is only major natural wetland in the state. The Union Ministry for Forests, Environment and Climate Change has given
3933-481: The river Chakki. Places near Pathankot include Shahpur Kandi with a hanging rest house, Ranjit Sagar Dam which is the highest gravity dam in Asia. Madhopur ( Madhopur, Punjab ) head works which date back to the Mughal era . head works of Upper Bari Doab, Shahpur Kandi are the attractions of this area. Keshopur Chhamb is home to many Migratory Birds and is only major natural wetland in the state. The Union Ministry for Forests, Environment and Climate Change has given
4002-618: The rural areas of Palampur Tehsil with KVR. The next station is a significant one, that is Palampur Himachal, which is home to a number of offices of KVR, including Line Managers as well as railway officer's Rest House and a Heritage Bungalow. It also has a Computerised reservation counter to facilitate booking for broad Gauge Trains in other parts of the country. This marks the end of second section of KVR Line. It could be called as pilgrim section, since many temples, both ancient and modern like Jwala Ji , Brijeswhwari Mata , Chamunda Mandir, Dalai Lama Temple at Mcleodganj lie on this section. It
4071-602: The same purpose. However, the prospects of such a project were not remunerative enough for the government and therefore, the idea was dropped. However, with proposed Uhl Hydropower project at Shanan, this project was again revived in the budget of 1926–1927. Proposals have been under consideration for some years for introducing a system of narrow Gauge railways into Kangra District with the object of opening out rich Kulu & Kangra Valleys, and preliminary surveys were carried out in 1912 and 1914 for this purpose. The prospects however, did not appear to be sufficiently remunerative and
4140-480: The section and there is no other train between the station. Hence the Instrument releases token only when the line is clear for proceeding to next station. Each station has one such instrument for each direction, which are electrically connected to similar instruments provided at the adjoining stations on either side. This ensures that only one train can enter the block sections at a time. These metal Balls are strung on
4209-578: The signal lever at the cabin, where the signal frame is located; to the actual semaphore mechanism on the signal post. Operating the signal lever to take the signal off causes the transmission wire to be pulled, moving the semaphore arm to the required aspect. In terms of elevation as well as general direction of line, KVR Line can be divided into 3 sections. It is about 45 miles (72 km) long section and starts from Pathankot Junction to Chakki Bridge in Punjab. Pathankot has loco shed, carriage sub-deport of Kangra Valley railway. Line leaves pathankot from
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#17328510662834278-553: The train (PBJ-UP) leaves the station, it follows steep descent and crosses Binwa Khad over a bridge. Thereafter, steep Gradient, 1 in 25 is encountered by the line before reaching the Baijnath Mandir, the next halt on the line. Here, the station overlooks the Baijnath Temple, a 13th-century temple, dedicated to lord Shiva. Then Line Heads Northwards and then curves sharply southwards, crosses a small tributary of Binwa river. Then,
4347-569: The two tunnels. Then comes the Kopar Lahar station which is followed by the second and longer Daulatpur tunnel with a length of 328 m (1,075 ft). One can also get a glimpse of ancient Kangra fort on this section as train approaches Kangra Station which is on the opposite cliff on the gorge made by Baner Khad. After leaving the Kangra station, the Line comes across the Reond Gorge, spanned over by
4416-531: Was ZF Class 2-6-2T type locomotives. These ZF class locomotives (built 1934–1935) by Henschel were allocated to Kalka Shimla Railway, and it was only after 1942, when KVR was stopped till Nagrota, some of these ZFs were transferred to KVR. Post Independence, locomotives manufactured by Corpet-Louvet , Krauss-Maffei and Kawasaki were transferred from South Eastern Railway(SER) to KVR along with one loco built by Hanomag from Central Railway(CR). In 1953, five ZF1 Class Locomotives built by Krauss-Maffei , with
4485-469: Was Earlier Known as Dhameri (a corruption of Audumbari) and its name was changed From Dhameri To Nurpur during the Shahjahan's reign.The Pathania clan of native Pahadi Rajputs of the Region derived its name from Pathankot which was known as Paithan or पैठान (प्रतिष्ठान). Pathankot was invaded by Jarnail Jai Singh Kanhaiya of Kanhaiya Misl and was Annexed from Ruling Pathania Rajput Clan And was Merged with Punjab during Maharaja Ranjit Singh 's rule. Moran ,
4554-552: Was almost Rs. 296 Lakh, more than double from original estimate. In 1942, at the time when World War II was at its peak, a section of the line and other Iron infrastructure from Nagrota to Joginder Nagar was dismantled and shipped off for British operations in the Middle East as a part of War effort, which caused disruption in the Operation of KVR. At that time the Line was temporarily truncated beyond Nagrota and operational section
4623-408: Was classified as Ayudhajivi sangha (Warrior Community). Numerous coins of great antiquity related to Ancient Audumbara Kingdom were found at various sites of Pathankot. In medieval Period from 11thCE to 16thCE Pathankot was the First capital of Nurpur State of Present Himachal Pradesh which was Earlier Known as Dhameri (a corruption of Audumbari) and its name was changed From Dhameri To Nurpur during
4692-468: Was completed on 1 December 1928. Thus, a portion of KVR was opened for freight transportation at that time. While the rest of section from Nagrota to Joginder Nagar was completed on 1 April 1929. Hence, the KVR was also opened for passengers in April 1929. Though original cost to build the KVR was estimated to be Rs 113 Lakhs, however, due to cost overruns and project delays, the final expenditure incurred on KVR
4761-467: Was only 67 miles (108 km) from Pathankot to Nagrota. It was only after 12 long years, post-Independence on 15 April 1954, that the infrastructure of KVR was restored and its operations resumed when Lal Bahadur Shastri , was Railway Minister of India. Again in 1973, when the Maharana Pratap Sagar was constructed, a small section of about 25 km (16 mi) on KVR had to be realigned to
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