Buchiana


Buchina (in Urdu بچیانہ ) is a small city in Jaranwala Tehsil established as Buchina mandi (Grain Market).[1] Buchiana is located in area of Chak 656/7 GB. it has railway station name Buchiana railway station on Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line it is located on Jaranwala-Nankana Road Buchiana is 20 km from Jaranwala [2][3][4][5] From Buchiana there is operational 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge[6] horse-drawn tramway originally built in 1898 to connect with the Buchiana railway station 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south Ghangha Pur .[7][4]

Buchiana

بچیانہ
Town
Buchiana
Buchiana
Buchiana
Coordinates: 31°25′22.4″N 73°33′33.7″E
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictFaisalabad District
Administrative divisionsJaranwala Tehsil
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code041


References
  1. http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/history/PDF-FILES/7_54_1_17.pdf
  2. "20 Km - Distance from Jaranwala to Buchiana". www.distancesfrom.com.
  3. Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (March 18, 2013). "Ganga Pur and Lahore". DAWN.COM.
  4. "Horse track revived after 17 years in Gangapur". DAWN.COM. March 11, 2010.
  5. "Buchiana Weather Forecast". WorldWeatherOnline.com.
  6. "Trams of the World 2017" (PDF). Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  7. "A Visit to Pakistan Railways 2013". www.internationalsteam.co.uk.


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