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Railway station in Sindh, Pakistan
Kotri Junction Railway Station
کوٹری جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن
General information
LocationKotri Station Road
Kotri, Sindh 76000
 Pakistan
Coordinates25°22′00″N 68°17′51″E / 25.3668°N 68.2976°E / 25.3668; 68.2976
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Kotri–Attock Railway Line
Construction
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
Station codeKOT
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Bholaritowards Kiamari Karachi–Peshawar Line Hyderabad Junctiontowards Peshawar Cantonment
Terminus Kotri–Attock Line Jamshorotowards Attock City Junction

Kotri Junction Railway Station (Urdu: کوٹری جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي جنکشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) of Pakistan Railways is located in Kotri city, Jamshoro district of Sindh province, Pakistan.

History

Kotri Junction station is among the oldest railway stations in Pakistan. It served as the northern terminus of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855. A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. By 13 May 1861, the station opened to the public. This was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).

Services

The following trains stop at Kotri Junction station:

Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Drigh Roadtowards Karachi Cantonment Allama Iqbal Express Hyderabad Junctiontowards Sialkot Junction
Braudabadtowards Karachi City Bolan Mail Sind Universitytowards Quetta
Landhi Junctiontowards Karachi Cantonment Khyber Mail Hyderabad Junctiontowards Peshawar Cantonment

See also

References

  1. Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway” Retrieved on 2 January 2016
  2. H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 2 January 2016
  3. "Money Market and City Intelligence", "The Times", Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
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