Rawalpindi railway station
Rawalpindi railway station (Urdu and Punjabi: راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Saddar area of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of several major stops on the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The nearest Saddar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is 20 minutes (1.5 km) walk away.
Rawalpindi Station راولپنڈی اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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Rawalpindi railway station - main entrance | |||||||||||
Location | Station Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.6036°N 73.0483°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stand, Bus stop, Taxicab stand | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (On Ground Station) | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | RWP[1] | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||
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Rawalpindi Station راولپنڈی اسٹیشن Location within Punjab, Pakistan Rawalpindi Station راولپنڈی اسٹیشن Rawalpindi Station راولپنڈی اسٹیشن (Pakistan) |
History
Rawalpindi station was opened in 1881, during construction of the Punjab Northern State Railway which began in 1870. The route was first surveyed in 1857, and aimed to connect Lahore with Peshawar via Rawalpindi. Years of political and military debate followed as described under the "Lahore & Peshawar Railway".[2] Along with several other railways, the Punjab Northern State Railway was merged with the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway in 1886 to form the North Western State Railway.[3]
Services
Trains that stop at Rawalpindi Station are as follows:[4]
Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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toward Karachi Cantonment | Awam Express | toward Peshawar Cantonment |
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toward Karachi City | Hazara Express | toward Havelian |
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toward Lahore Junction | Islamabad Express | Terminus |
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toward Quetta | Jaffar Express | toward Peshawar Cantonment |
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toward Karachi Cantonment | Khyber Mail | toward Peshawar Cantonment |
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toward Lahore Junction | Margalla Express | Terminus | ||
toward Multan Cantonment | Mehr Express | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Rawal Express | Terminus | ||
toward Karachi Cantonment | Pakistan Express | Terminus | ||
toward Lahore Junction | Subak Raftar Express | Terminus | ||
toward Lahore Junction | Subak Kharam Express | Terminus | ||
toward Karachi Cantonment | Tezgam | Terminus |
Connections
The nearest Saddar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus corridor is 20 mins (1.5 km) walk away.
References
- Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Google Books "Engines of Change: The Railroads that Made India" by Ian J. Kerr, page 84 Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016
- “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 27 Apr 2016
- "Trains from Rawalpindi". Pakrail.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.