Kotri Junction railway station
Kotri Junction کوٹری جنکشن | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kotri Station Road Kotri, Sindh 76000 Pakistan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°22′00″N 68°17′51″E / 25.3668°N 68.2976°ECoordinates: 25°22′00″N 68°17′51″E / 25.3668°N 68.2976°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Kotri–Attock Railway Line | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KOT[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Kotri Junction railway station (Urdu: کوٹری جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي جنکشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Kotri city, Jamshoro district of Sindh province, Pakistan.
History[]
Kotri Junction station is among the oldest railway stations in Pakistan. It served as the northern terminus point of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855. A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. By 13 May 1861, the station opened to the public. This was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).[2][3][4]
Services[]
The following trains stop at Kotri Junction station:
| Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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toward Karachi Cantonment | Allama Iqbal Express | toward Sialkot Junction |
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toward Karachi City | Bolan Mail | Sind University toward Quetta |
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Landhi Junction toward Karachi Cantonment | Khyber Mail | toward Peshawar Cantonment |
See also[]
- List of railway stations in Pakistan
- Pakistan Railways
References[]
- ^ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
- ^ Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway” Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ^ H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ^ "Money Market and City Intelligence", "The Times", Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
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Categories:
- Railway stations in Jamshoro District
- Railway stations on Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line
- Railway stations on Kotri–Attock Railway Line (ML 2)
- Railway stations on Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML 1)