Landi Kotal railway station
Landi-Kotal railway station لانڈی-کوتل ریلوے اسٹیشن | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Torkham Road Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34°05′36″N 71°08′49″E / 34.093461°N 71.146862°E |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways |
| Distance | 52 km from Peshawar Cantonment Railway Station |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LDKN[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 November 1925 |
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
Landi Kotal railway station (Urdu: لنڈی کوتل ریلوے اسٹیشن ) is a railway station in Landi Kotal, a town in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The railway station was built in 1925 during British rule. It was the terminus railway station of Khyber Pass Railway.
History
The Landi-Kotal railway station was opened in November 1925 alongside the Khyber Pass Railway's newly laid tracks between Jamrud and Landi Kotal.[2] In 1982, regular service to the Landi Kotal railway station was terminated. However, beginning in the 1990s, the station served as the terminus of the Khyber train safari, a tourist train running from Peshawar to Landi Kotal via the Khyber Pass. The route was closed in 2006 due to extensive flooding.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
- 1 2 Mughal, Owais (September 2006). "Khyber Pass Railway". The Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Khyber Pass Railway Author: Owais Mughal, Publisher: http://pakistaniat.com , Retrieved on 14 June 2013
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