Karachi Cantonment railway station

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Karachi Cantonment Station

کراچی کینٹ اسٹیشن
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Station building
LocationDaudpota Road
Karachi, Sindh 74000
Pakistan
Coordinates24°50′38″N 67°02′28″E / 24.8438°N 67.0412°E / 24.8438; 67.0412Coordinates: 24°50′38″N 67°02′28″E / 24.8438°N 67.0412°E / 24.8438; 67.0412
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Karachi Circular Railway
Platforms5
Tracks8
ConnectionsLocal Transit 22-A, 1-D, 4-H, 19-D
Construction
Structure typeStandard, At Ground
Other information
Station codeKC[1]
History
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesFrere Street Station
Services
Preceding station   Karachi Cantonment railway station   Following station
Karachi City   Line
Karachi–Peshawar Line 		  Departure Yard
Karachi City   Line
Karachi Circular Railway 		  Chanesar

Karachi Cantonment Railway Station (Urdu: کراچی کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪراچي ڇانوڻي ريلوي اسٽيشن) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt) is one of the principal railway stations in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. Daudpota Road, Saddar.

History[]

It was earlier known as Frere Street Station. Construction of the station began in 1896 and was completed in 1898 at a total cost of Rs. 80,000.[2] The present building of Karachi Cantt station has been declared a protected heritage site by the Government of Sindh.[3]

Facilities[]

Karachi Cantonment Station is equipped with all basic facilities. The station has current and advance reservation offices for Pakistan Railways as well as cargo and parcel facilities. Retail shops are found on platform 1, including restaurants such as Rehmat-e-Shereen and Pizza Hut.

Services[]

The following trains originate/stop at Karachi Cantonment station:[4]

TRAIN NUMBER TRAIN NAME ORIGIN DESTINATION
27 UP SHALIMAR EXPRESS TERMINUS LAHORE
11 UP HAZARA EXPRESS KARACHI CITY HAVELIAN
13 UP AWAM EXPRESS ORIGIN PESHAWAR CANTT
151 UP SHAH LATIF EXPRESS KARACHI CITY MIRPUR KHAS
29 UP SINDH EXPRESS TERMINUS MULTAN CANTT
47 UP REHMAN BABA EXPRESS TERMINUS PESHAWAR CANTT
45 UP PAKISTAN EXPRESS TERMINUS RAWALPINDI
09 UP ALLAMA IQBAL EPRESS TERMINUS SIALKOT
31 UP JINNAH EXPRESS TERMINUS LAHORE
41 UP KARAKORUM EXPRESS TERMINUS LAHORE
33 UP PAK BUSINESS EXPRESS TERMINUS LAHORE
149 UP MEHRAN EXPRESS KARACHI CITY MIRPUR KHAS
15 UP KARACHI EXPRESS TERMINUS LAHORE
17 UP MILLAT EXPRESS TERMINUS MALAKWAL
07 UP TEZGAM EXPRESS TERMINUS RAWALPINDI
25 UP BAHAUDIN ZAKRIYA EXPRESS KARACHI CITY MULTAN CANTT
03 UP BOLAN MAIL EXPRESS KARACHI CITY QUETTA
43 UP SHAH HUSSAIN EXPRESS TERMINUS LAHORE
37 UP FAREED EXPRESS KARACHI CITY LAHORE
19 UP KHUSHAL KHAN KHATTAK EXPRESS KARACHI CITY PESHAWAR CANTT
35 UP SIR SYED EXPRESS TERMINUS RAWALPINDI
05 UP GREEN LINE EXPRESS TERMINUS ISLAMABAD
01 UP KHYBER MAIL EXPRESS TERMINUS PESHAWAR CANTT
145 UP SUKKER EXPRESS KARACHI CITY JACOBABAD
405 UP THAR EXPRESS TERMINUS ZERO POINT

Gallery[]

  • Entrance

  • Entrance detail

  • Platform

  • Train at Karachi Cantonment railway station

  • Overview

See also[]

  • Karachi
  • List of railway stations in Pakistan
  • Karachi City Station
  • Landhi Railway Station
  • Drigh Road Railway Station
  • Pakistan Railways
  • Karachi Circular Railway

References[]

  1. ^ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
  2. ^ [1] Retrieved December 11, 2018
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Trains from Karachi

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