Zero Point railway station
Zero Point railway station (Urdu: زیرو پوائنٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: زيرو پوائنٽ ريلوي اسٽيشن) is the eastern terminus of the Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line. It is situated 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Khokhrapar, Sindh and lies on the Pakistan–India border.[2] The station was constructed in February 2006 when Mirpur Khas–Munabao 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) railway was converted to the present day 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in). The station is used for immigration and customs of passengers who travel on the Thar Express between Pakistan and India.
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Coordinates | 25.7320°N 70.2573°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Platform levels | Ground | ||||||||||
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Station code | ZPT[1] | ||||||||||
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Opened | 2006 | ||||||||||
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References
- Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
- Chugging along history, Dawn News, Published on 19 February 2006, Retrieved on 7 March 2012
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