Sialkot Junction railway station

Sialkot Junction railway station (Urdu: سیالکوٹ جوڑ اسٹیشن, Punjabi: سیالکوٹ جوڑ اسٹیشن) is the main railway station in Sialkot on the Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.

Sialkot Junction Station
سیالکوٹ جوڑ اسٹیشن
Station entrance
LocationRailway Road, Sialkot
Coordinates32.4981°N 74.5406°E / 32.4981; 74.5406
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
Sialkot–Jammu Branch Line (Defunct)
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Platform levels1
Other information
Station codeSLK[1]
History
Opened1880
Rebuilt1966
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers 0.5 million
Services
Preceding station   Sialkot Junction railway station   Following station
Ugoke   Line
Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
  Tasirabad Halt
Terminus   Line
Sialkot–Jammu Branch Line
  Sialkot Cantonment

History

Sialkot Junction station was opened in 1880, following the inauguration of the Sialkot–Jammu Branch Line. In 1905, Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line was completed and connected Sialkot to Karachi and Peshawar.

Services

The following trains stop/terminate/originate at Sialkot Junction station:

Preceding station   Pakistan Railways   Following station
Allama Iqbal ExpressTerminus

See also

References


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