Walton railway station (Pakistan)
Walton Railway Station (Urdu: والٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Walton cantonment, Lahore district of Punjab province of the Pakistan. It is named after Sir Cusach Walton, son of Frederick Walton.[1]
Walton Railway Station والٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31.4874°N 74.3542°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | WTNS | ||||||||||
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History
In March 1930, a training school of North West Railways, now known as Pakistan Railways Academy, was founded which was inaugurated by the then Governor of the Punjab, Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency.[1]
Incidents
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1998
- On the Tuesday morning, 10 March 1998, a bomb blast occurred here in a Lahore-bound train killing at least 10 and wounding more than 80 people. State authorities described the bomb as a timing device that was planted at an earlier stop. Although, no one claimed responsibility but Pakistan's government blamed the attack on its neighbor India.[2]
References
- "Walton Cantonment". GlobalSecurity.org.
- "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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