Jhalar railway station
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Jhalar Railway Station جھلار ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | Kotri–Attock Railway Line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1891 | ||||||||||
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Jhalar Railway Station (Urdu: جھلار ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in District Attock, Punjab, Pakistan on the railway track from Attock City Junction railway station to Basal Junction railway station.
The Kotri–Attock Line was opened in 1891. Between Attock and Jhalar railway station, there is a beautiful hilly passage with seven long tunnels. The Jhalar tunnels, also known as "Seven Sisters",[1] were built by the North Western Railway in 1895–97 during the British Raj.
Station building and bungalows
There are a few old bungalows and quarters for the railway officials around the station building that were once populated by families of the station staff but now are just ruins.
Facilities
The station still lacks electricity. The railway officials working there use the electricity generated and stored through solar panels for lighting at night.
Services
Currently the Jhalar station is a stoppage of three trains:
