Landhi railway station
Landhi Railway Station (Urdu: لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن , Sindhi: لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن) is one of three major railway stations in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] It is situated in the east end of the city near Quaidabad in Landhi and serves as a major stop along the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.
Landhi Railway Station لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 24.8508°N 67.2119°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Karachi Circular Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | LND | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Landhi Station at one point served as the junction for the Landhi–Korangi Branch Line and served as the terminus station for the Karachi Circular Railway - Main Line between 1969 and 1999.
Facilities
Landhi Station is equipped with current reservation facilities.[2]
Services
The following trains stop at Landhi station:
| Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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| Karachi Cantonment Terminus |
Awam Express | Jungshahi towards Peshawar Cantonment | ||
| Karachi Cantonment towards Karachi City |
Bahauddin Zakaria Express | Jungshahi towards Multan Cantonment | ||
| Bolan Mail | Jungshahi towards Quetta | |||
| Fareed Express | Meting towards Lahore Junction | |||
| Khushhal Khan Khattak Express | Kotri Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment | |||
| Karachi Cantonment Terminus |
Khyber Mail | Hyderabad Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment | ||
| Pakistan Express | Hyderabad Junction towards Rawalpindi | |||
Incidents
- 2016 Karachi Rail Crash: On 3 November 2016, near this station two trains collided at this station resulting in 21 deaths and 65 injuries.
References
- "'Public facilities at railway stations in Karachi in a shambles'". The News International.
- "Railway Stations in Karachi".
External links
- Time Table for Landhi Railway Station
- Lāndhi Railway Station: Pakistan Geographical Names
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