Sialkot Junction railway station
Sialkot Junction | |
|---|---|
 Sialkot Railway Station entrance. | |
| Location | Railway Road, Sialkot |
| Coordinates | 32°29′53″N 74°32′26″E / 32.4981°N 74.5406°ECoordinates: 32°29′53″N 74°32′26″E / 32.4981°N 74.5406°E |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways |
| Line(s) |
Wazirabad Narowal Line Sialkot Jammu Line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Platform levels | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SLK[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Rebuilt | 1966 |
| Electrified | No |
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
| Traffic | |
| 0.5 million | |
Sialkot Jn railway station (Urdu: سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن ) is the main railway station in Sialkot city on the Wazirabad-Narowal railway line. It was established in 1880. Before partition (1947), it was also linked with Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) with Sialkot Jammu Line. As of 2008, this line is in working condition up to Sialkot Cantonment station only. Sialkot Junction has three passenger platforms, one luggage platform and one goods platform with 5 central tracks four goods tracks and one oil terminal track. Computerised online reservation is also available. There are plans for setup of International Bussinus Trade and Display Centre at Sialkot Junction.
Main trains from Sialkot Junction
- Allama Iqbal Express (9UP/10DN) to Karachi via Lahore, Khanewal
- Sialkot Express (Suspended) (171UP/172DN) to Rawalpindi
- Bahawalpur Express (Susupended) (143UP/144DN) to Samasata via Faisalabad
- Narowal Express to Lahore via Narowal
- Fast Passenger (205UP/206DN) to Lahore via Wazirabad
Gallery
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Sialkot Junction Platform 1
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Allama Iqbal Express at Sialkot Junction
| Preceding station | Sialkot Junction | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugoki | Line Wazirabad to Narowal |
Tasirabad | ||
| Terminus | Line Sialkot to Jammu |
Sialkot Cantt |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sialkot Junction railway station. |
- List of railway stations in Pakistan
- Pakistan Railways
- Indore Junction BG
- Bhopal Junction
- Sialkot
- Sialkot International Airport
References
- ↑ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways Archived February 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
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