Rawalpindi railway station

**Rawalpindi Station**
**راولپنڈی اسٹیشن**
Rawalpindi Station; راولپنڈی اسٹیشن
	Rawalpindi railway station - main entrance
Location	Station Road,; Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000
Coordinates	33°36′13″N 73°02′54″E / 33.6036°N 73.0483°ECoordinates: 33°36′13″N 73°02′54″E / 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
Construction
Structure type	Standard (On Ground Station)
Platform levels	2
Other information
Station code	RWP
History
Opened	1881
Services

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.

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]

Facilities[]

Services[]

Trains that stop at Rawalpindi Station are as follows:^[4]

Preceding station	Pakistan Railways	Following station
Chaklala toward Karachi Cantonment	Awam Express	Taxila Cantonment Junction toward Peshawar Cantonment
Gujar Khan toward Karachi City	Hazara Express	Taxila Cantonment Junction toward Havelian
Chaklala toward Lahore Junction	Islamabad Express	Islamabad Terminus
Jhelum toward Quetta	Jaffar Express	Attock City Junction toward Peshawar Cantonment
Jhelum toward Karachi Cantonment	Khyber Mail	Attock City Junction toward Peshawar Cantonment
Chaklala toward Lahore Junction	Margalla Express	Terminus
Nur (Rawalpindi) toward Multan Cantonment	Mehr Express	Terminus
Lahore Junction Terminus	Rawal Express	Terminus
Jhelum toward Karachi Cantonment	Pakistan Express	Terminus
Chaklala toward Lahore Junction	Subak Raftar Express	Terminus
Chaklala toward Lahore Junction	Subak Kharam Express	Terminus
Jhelum 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.

External links[]

Pakistan Railways official site

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[1] Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Google Books "Engines of Change: The Railroads that Made India" by Ian J. Kerr, page 84 Retrieved on 12 Jul 2016

[3] “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved 27 Apr 2016

[4] "Trains from Rawalpindi". Pakrail.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

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