The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the
Scinde Railway Act of Parliament in July 1855 was passed. The Punjab Railway began soon after the
Karachi-Kotri Railway Line opened in 13 May 1861. The
Indus Flotilla was set up to transport passengers from Kotri to
Multan by steamship. From Multan, a new railway line began being laid from to
Lahore and onwards to
Amritsar. The line opened in 1861 and in 1870, the Punjab Railway was amalgamated with the
Scinde Railway and
Delhi Railway companies and renamed as the
Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway company. == Rolling stock ==