Jand–Thal Railway
The Jand–Thal Railway () is one of several railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line originally begins from Jand Junction railway station to Kohat Cantonment station and onward to Thal station, however the line now ends at Kohat Cantonment station. The total length of this railway line is to Thal railway station and to Kohat Cantonment railway station. There are 19 railway stations from Jand Junction to Thal and 7 railway stations from Jand Junction to Kohat. In 1991, the Kohat-Thal section was made abandoned by Pakistan Railways because it was narrow gauge. History The original line was a mixed gauge strategic military railway built in 1902 by the North Western State Railway. The Khushalgarh–Kohat section consisted of broad gauge track while the Kohat–Thall section consisted of narrow gauge track. Khushalgarh had been connected in 1881 by a short broad gauge spur line to Jand Junction on the North Western State Railway mainline (now called the Kotri–Attock Railway Line). In April 1889, the Khushalgarh–Kohat section was first surveyed as a broad gauge line and in March 1901, a decision was made that no bridge would be built over the Indus river at Khushalgarh. Instead a