Rawalpindi railway station

Rawalpindi Station راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن
Rawalpindi Railway Station - Front View
General information
Coordinates	33.6036°N 73.0483°E / 33.6036; 73.0483
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Platforms	5
Connections	Bus stand, Bus stop, Taxicab stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (On Ground Station)
Platform levels	2
Other information
Station code	RWP
History
Opened	1881
Services
Preceding station   Rawalpindi railway station   Following station Chaklala   Line Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line   Nur
Location Rawalpindi Station راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن Location within Pakistan

Rawalpindi railway station (Urdu: راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن, Punjabi: راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in the city of Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is situated near Saddar area.

History

Britain occupied Rawalpindi in 1849, and made it its permanent cantonment in 1851. In the year 1881, Rawalpindi was connected by a railway line and the beautiful colonial type building of this station was built. This city then became the largest cantonment in South Asia after having rail link.

Train routes

The routes the British built from Rawalpindi, which contained a major military base, linked to Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Jhelum, Sibi, Sukkur, Sargodha, Sialkot, Larkana, Jhang, Mardan, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Kohat, Khanewal, Nawabshah, Nowshera and the Malakand Pass.

Train services from Rawalpindi

Train Name	Train Code	Stations
Awam Express	13 UP, 14 DN	Karachi Cantt, Landhi, Jungshahi, Jhimpir, Kotri Jn, Hyderabad Jn, Tando Adam, Shahdadpur, Nawabshah, Pad Idan, Bhiria Road, Mehrabpur, Setharja, Ranipur, Gambat, Khairpur, Rohri Jn, Pano Akil, Ghotki, Mirpur Mathelo, Daharki, Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur, Liaquatpur, Dera Nawab Sahib, Samasata Jn, Bahawalpur, Shujabad, Multan Cantt, Khanewal Jn, Chichawatni, Sahiwal, Okara Cantt, Pattoki, Kot Radha Kishan, Raiwand Jn, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore Jn, Gujranwala, Wazirabad Jn, Gujrat, Lala Musa Jn, Kharian Cantt, Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Chak Lala, Rawalpindi, Taxila Jn, Hasan Abdal, Attock Jn, Jhangira Road, Nowshera Jn, Peshawar City, Peshawar Cantt
Hazara Express	11 UP, 12 DN	Karachi City, Karachi Cantt, Drigh Road, Landhi Jn, Kotri Jn, Hyderabad Jn, Tando Adam, Nawabshah, Pad Idan, Bhiria Road, Mehrabpur Jn, Rohri Jn, Pano Akil, Mirpur Mathelo, Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur Jn, Liaquatpur, Dera Nawab Sahib, Samasata Jn, Bahawalpur, Shujabad, Multan Cantt, Riazabad, Khanewal Jn, Shorkot Cantt Jn, Jhang Sadar, Sillanwali, Shaheenabad Jn, Sargodha Jn, Bhalwal, Malakwal Jn, Mandi Bahauddin, Lala Musa Jn, Jhelum, Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi, Taxila Jn, Haripur Hazara, Havelian
Islamabad Non Stop Suspended	107 UP	Lahore to Rawalpindi
Jaffar Express	39 UP, 40 DN	Quetta, Kolpur, Mach, Aab-e-gum, Sibi Jn, Bakhtiarabad Domki, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allah Yar, Jacobabad Jn, Shikarpur, Sukkur, Rohri Jn, Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Multan Cantt, Khanewal Jn, Sahiwal, Okara Cantt, Raiwind Jn, Lahore Jn, Gujranwala, Wazirabad Jn, Gujrat, Lalamusa Jn, Jhelum, Rawalpindi
Khyber Mail	1 UP, 2 DN	Karachi Cantt, Landhi, Hyderabad Jn, Nawabshah, Khairpur, Rohri Jn, Pano Akil, Ghotki, Mirpur Mathelo, Daharki, Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan. Khanpur, Liaquatpur, Dera Nawab Sahib, Samasata Jn, Bahawalpur, Lodhran Jn, Shujabad, Multan Cantt, Khanewal Jn, Mian Channun, Chichawatni, Sahiwal, Okara Cantt, Pattoki, Raiwind Jn, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore Jn, Gujranwala, Wazirabad Jn, Gujrat, Lala Musa Jn, Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Attock city Jn, Jhangira Road, Nowshera, Peshawar City, Peshawar Cantt
Lahore Non Stop Suspended	108 DN	Rawalpindi to Lahore
Margala Express	109 UP, 110DN	Rawalpindi to Lahore
Mehr Express	127 UP, 128 DN	Rawalpindi, Golra Sharif, Fateh Jang, Chauntra, Mianwali, Kundian, Bhakkar, Kot Adu, Multan
Mianwali Express	175 UP, 176 DN	Rawalpindi, Fateh Jang, Basal, Jand, Daud Khel, Mianwali, Kundian
Rawal Express	105 UP, 106 DN	Lahore Jn, Gujranwala, Jhelum, Rawalpindi
Pakistan Express	45 UP, 46 DN	Karachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Rohri Jn, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur, Bahawalpur, Multan Cantt, Khanewal Jn, Shorkot Cantt Jn, Toba Tek Singh, Gojra, Faisalabad, Sangla Hill Jn, Hafizabad, Alipur Chatta, Wazirabad Jn, Gujrat, Lala Musa Jn, Jhelum, Rawalpindi
Passenger	327 UP, 328 DN	Peshawar, Nowshera, Attock, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore
Passenger	345 UP, 346 DN	Rawalpindi, Fateh Jang, Chauntra, Basal, Jand, Kohat
Rohi Express	131 UP, 132 DN	Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Bhalwal, Sargodha, Jhang, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Khanpur
Sialkot Express	171 UP, 172 DN	Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujrat, Wazirabad, Sialkot, Pasrur, Narowal, Lahore
Subak Kharam Express	103 UP, 104 DN	Lahore Jn, Gujranwala, Wazirabad Jn, Gujrat, Lalamusa Jn, Jhelum, Chaklala, Rawalpindi
Subak Raftar Express	101 UP, 102 DN	Lahore Jn, Gujranwala, Wazirabad Jn, Gujrat, Lalamusa Jn, Jhelum, Chaklala, Rawalpindi
Tezgam	7 UP, 8 DN	Karachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Tando Adam, Nawabshah, Khairpur, Rohri Jn, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur, Bhawalpur, Multan Cantt, Khanewal Jn, Mian Channu, Chichawatni, Sahiwal, Okara Cantt, Pattoki, Kot Radha Kishan, Raiwind Jn, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore Jn, Gujranwala, Lalamusa Jn, Jhelum, Rawalpindi
Thal Express Suspended	129 UP, 130 DN	Rawalpindi, Taxila, Hassan Abdal, Attock, Jand, Mianwali, Kundian, Bhakkar, Kot Adu, Multan

See also

• Pakistan Railways
• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Railway station layout

External links

• Pakistan Railways official site