Karachi Cantonment railway station

Karachi Cantonment Station
کراچی اردوگاه اسٹیشن

Karachi Cantonment Station Entrance
Location Daudpota Road
Karachi, Sindh 74000
Pakistan
Coordinates 24°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 by Ministry of Railways
Line(s) Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Karachi Circular Railway
Platforms 8
Tracks 8
Connections 22-A, 1-D, 4-H, 19-D
Construction
Structure type Standard
Other information
Station code KC[1]
History
Previous names Frere 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
Location
Cantt. Station (KHI)

Location of Karachi Cantt. Station within Karachi

Karachi Cantonment railway station (Urdu: کراچی اردوگاه اسٹیشن‎) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt) is one of the principal railway stations in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. Daudpota Road, Saddar. 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]

Preceding station   Pakistan Railways   Following station
TerminusAllama Iqbal Express
TerminusAwam Express
TerminusGreen Line Express
toward Islamabad
Terminus
Bahauddin Zakaria Express
Terminus
Bolan Mail
toward Quetta
Terminus
Fareed Express
Terminus
Hazara Express
toward Havelian
TerminusKarachi Express
Terminus
Karakoram Express
Terminus
Khushhal Khan Khattak Express
TerminusKhyber Mail
TerminusMillat Express
TerminusNight Coach Express
TerminusPak Business Express
TerminusPakistan Express
toward Rawalpindi
TerminusShalimar Express
Terminus
Sukkur Express
TerminusTezgam
toward Rawalpindi
TerminusThar Express
Terminus

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
  2. ↑ Dawn Newspaper Article on Karachi Cantt.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ http://www.pakrail.com/train_timings.php?pid=33 Trains from Karachi
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