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Sialkot Junction Railway Station
سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن
Station entrance
General information
LocationRailway Road, Sialkot
Coordinates32°29′53″N 74°32′26″E / 32.4981°N 74.5406°E / 32.4981; 74.5406
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
Jammu–Sialkot line (defunct)
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access Available

Computerized Ticketing Counters Luggage Checking System Parking Disabled Access Food Plaza Kiosks WC Taxi Stand Public Transportation Metro interchange

Mosque
Other information
Station codeSLK
History
Opened1880
Rebuilt1971
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
0.5 million
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Ugoketowards Wazirabad Junction Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Tasirabad Halttowards Narowal Junction
Sialkot Cantonmenttowards Jammu Jammu–Sialkot line(defunct) Terminus

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

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

The following trains stop/terminate/originate at Sialkot Junction station:

Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Chawindatowards Karachi Cantonment Allama Iqbal Express Terminus

See also

References

Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
Railway stations in Pakistan
Railway stations by province
Balochistan

Tribal Areas
Capital Territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
Sindh


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