Attari
Attari is a village of Amritsar District in the Punjab state of India. It lies on the rail route connecting Lahore, Pakistan with the Indian capital Delhi.[1] The Samjhauta Express, the train service that actually crosses the international border, only runs from Attari station to Wagah, Pakistan a distance of 3 km.[2]Attari village is the home of Attariwala Jats.
[edit] Trans-Asian Railway
Currently, all freight traffic originating from Asia destined for Europe goes by sea. The Trans-Asian Railway will enable containers from Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Korea to travel over land by train to Europe. The Southern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway is of prime interest to India. It connects Yunnan in China and Thailand with Europe via Turkey and passes through India. [3]
The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede. On the western side, the line will enter Pakistan at Attari. There is a 315 kilometres (196 mi) missing link on this route in the India-Myanmar sector; of this, 180 kilometres (110 mi), in India, is between Jiribam in Manipur and Tamu in Myanmar. The rail link between Jiribam and Imphal has been sanctioned by Indian Railways, but that is unlikely to be completed before 2016. At present construction work is in progress in a 97|km stretch between Jiribam and Tupul.[4][5][6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ Official website of Northern Railways - India
- ^ Samjhauta only between Attari and Wagah
- ^ "Trans-Asian Railway". Streamline Supply Chain. http://streamlinesupplychain.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/trans-asian-railways-tar/. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Agreement on Trans-Asian railway passing through Manipur signed". Larkhawm. http://www.lawrkhawm.com/index.php?page=475. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "India signs accord on trans-Asian railway network". The Hindu, 1 July 2007. http://hindu.com/2007/07/01/stories/2007070150650900.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "B'desh segment of TAR route preparation shows progress". Financial Express, 18 March 2011. http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=129648&date=2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Manipur gets rail gift for Trinamul bypoll win - Tall promises of connecting all capitals of region leaves Northeast industry captains unimpressed". The Telegraph, 26 February 2011. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110226/jsp/frontpage/story_13637652.jsp. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
Coordinates: 31°36′3″N 74°36′20″E / 31.60083°N 74.60556°E
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