Landi Khana railway station

Landi Khana railway station
Owned by Great Indian Peninsula Railway
History
Opened 23 April 1926
Closed 15 November 1932

Landi Khana (Landi Khāna) (Urdu: لنڈی خانہ ) was a railway station near the Pakistani town of Torkham, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. It was established on 23 April 1926 during British rule.[1] The railway connecting the station to nearby Landi Kotal was closed on 15 December 1932 on Afghan government requests.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. Grantham, Andrew. "Khyber Pass Railway". http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. Khyber Pass Railway
c. 1930-40s: Landi Khana Railway Station.

Further reading

External images
Photos in and around Landi Khana.
Landi Khana Camp from Jungi Gorge.

Coordinates: 34°07′N 71°06′E / 34.117°N 71.100°E / 34.117; 71.100

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