Landhi railway station
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Landhi Railway Station لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 24°51′03″N 67°12′43″E / 24.8508°N 67.2119°E / 24.8508; 67.2119 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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.
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
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Awam Express | Jungshahi towards Peshawar Cantonment
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| Karachi Cantonment towards Karachi City
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Bahauddin Zakaria Express | Jungshahi towards Multan Cantonment
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| Bolan Mail | Jungshahi towards Quetta
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| Fareed Express | Meting towards Lahore Junction
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| Khushhal Khan Khattak Express | Kotri Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment
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| Karachi Cantonment Terminus
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Khyber Mail | Hyderabad Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment
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| Pakistan Express | Hyderabad Junction towards Rawalpindi
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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.
See also
References
- ^ "'Public facilities at railway stations in Karachi in a shambles'". The News International.
- ^ "Railway Stations in Karachi".[full citation needed]
External links
- Time Table for Landhi Railway Station
- Lāndhi Railway Station: Pakistan Geographical Names
