Sialkot Junction railway station
Railway station in Sialkot, Pakistan
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Sialkot Junction Railway Station (Urdu: سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Punjabi: سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن) is the main railway station in Sialkot on the Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.
Jammu–Sialkot line (defunct)
Sialkot Junction Railway Station سیالکوٹ
جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Railway Road, Sialkot | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.4981°N 74.5406°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Jammu–Sialkot line (defunct) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available
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| Station code | SLK | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1971 | |||||||||||||||
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| 0.5 million | ||||||||||||||||
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History
Sialkot Junction station was opened in 1880, following the inauguration of the Sialkot–Jammu Branch Line. In 1905, Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line was completed and connected Sialkot to Karachi and Peshawar.
The Sialkot-Jammu Branch Line was disconnected on 18 September 1947 after the partition of India.
Services
The following trains stop/terminate/originate at Sialkot Junction station:
| Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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| Chawinda towards Karachi Cantonment |
Allama Iqbal Express | Terminus | ||
See also
References
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