Gangapur is a village near Buchiana mandi in Jaranwala Tehsil in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It is located at 31°27'12N 73°33'57E with an altitude of 193 metres (636 feet)[2] and is part of Union council 39 of Jaranwala with a population of 10,988.[1]
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History
It is named after Sir Ganga Ram.[3]
The village is home to an operational 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge[4] horse-drawn tramway originally built in 1898 to connect with the Buchiana railway station 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south Ghangha Pur .[5][3]
References
- ^ a b "Union Council Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "redirect to /world/PK/04/Gangapur.html". www.fallingrain.com.
- ^ a b Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (March 18, 2013). "Ganga Pur and Lahore". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Trams of the World 2017" (PDF). Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "A Visit to Pakistan Railways 2013". www.internationalsteam.co.uk.
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