Sialkot Junction railway station
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Sialkot Junction Railway Station سیالکوٹ
جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن | ||||||||||||||||
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 Station entrance | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Road, Sialkot | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°29′53″N 74°32′26″E / 32.4981°N 74.5406°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Jammu–Sialkot line (defunct) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available
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| Station code | SLK | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1971 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
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| 0.5 million | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
History
[edit]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 18th September, 1947 after the partition of India.
Services
[edit]The following trains stop/terminate/originate at Sialkot Junction station:
| Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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| Chawinda towards Karachi Cantonment
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Allama Iqbal Express | Terminus | ||
See also
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References
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