Khyber Pass Railway

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The Khyber Pass Railway is a historic narrow-gauge railway line in Pakistan that dramatically winds through the mountainous Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, famed for its engineering feats of tunnels, bridges, and steep gradients.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic railway
narrow-gauge railway
railway line
builtBy British India
closedBeyondLandiKotalYear 1932
connectedFrom Peshawar
constructionStartYear 1905
country Pakistan
endStation Landi Kotal
engineeringChallenges steep escarpments
unstable mountain terrain
extendedTo Landi Khana
featuredIn railway heritage literature
gauge 1,067 mm
3 ft 6 in
heritageStatus historic engineering landmark
heritageTourism steam-hauled tourist trains (intermittent)
historicalEra British colonial period
knownFor dramatic mountain scenery
engineering feats
numerous tunnels
steep gradients
lengthInKilometres 52
locatedIn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pass
maximumGradient 1 in 25
minimumCurveRadius 183 m
nearBorderWith Afghanistan
notableStation Ali Masjid
Jamrud
Landi Kotal
numberOfBridgesAndCulverts 92
numberOfTunnels 34
openedToLandiKhanaYear 1926
openedToLandiKotalYear 1925
openedToTrafficYear 1925
originalOperator North Western State Railway
partOf Pakistan Railways network
surface form: Pakistan Railways
passengerServicesSuspendedYear 1982
passesThrough Khyber Pass
surface form: Khyber Pass mountains
purpose link Peshawar with Afghan frontier
strategic military route
region Peshawar District
startStation Jamrud
status largely out of regular service
touristServicesResumedYear 1996
touristServicesSuspendedYear 2006
trackGaugeType Cape gauge
trackType single track

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Khyber Pass crossedBy Khyber Pass Railway
Pakistan Railways network hasBranchLine Khyber Pass Railway
this entity surface form: Khyber Pass Railway (historic)
Landi Kotal historicallyServedBy Khyber Pass Railway
Jamrud hasTransportConnection Khyber Pass Railway
this entity surface form: historic Khyber Railway (partly defunct)