Bannu–Tank Branch Line

{{Short description|Railway line in Pakistan}}

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| name = Bannu–Tank Branch Line

| native_name = {{nq|بنوں–ٹانک فرعی ریلوے خط}}

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| other_name = Trans–Indus Railway

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| status = Closed{{cite web| url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/train-to-oblivion-mianwali/| title=Train to oblivion| website=The News on Sunday| date=10 January 2016| first=Omar Mukhtar| last=Khan}}

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| start = Bannu

| end = Tank Junction

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| open = {{Start date|1913}}

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| owner = Pakistan Railways

| operator = Pakistan Railways

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Bannu–Tank Branch Line ({{langx|ur|{{nq|بنوں–ٹانک فرعی ریلوے خط}}}}) was one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line began at Bannu and ended at Tank Junction. The total length of this railway line was {{convert|122|km|mi|sp=us}} with 7 railway stations. It was known by locals as "choti rail", since it was the only {{track gauge|762mm|lk=on}} narrow gauge railway in the country (excepting the stretch from Kohat Tehsil to Thal pre-1991) The line was dismantled in 1995.{{cite web| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/684802| title=Railways: emulating next-door neighbour| website=Dawn| date=2 January 2012}}{{cite web| url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/train-of-thoughts-in-mirpur-khas/| title=Train of thoughts| first=Salman| last=Rashid| date=7 February 2016}}