Hyderabad Junction railway station explained

Hyderabad Junction Railway Station
Native Name:
Style:	Pakistan Railways
Line:	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line
Code:	HDR
Structure:	Standard (on the ground)
Platform:	5
Tracks:	8
Parking:	Available
Accessible:	Available
Opened:	1861
Owned:	Ministry of Railways
Embedded:	Stroke-Colour: C60C30 Stroke-Width: 3 Marker: rail-above Marker-Colour: 009D58 Zoom: 14

Hyderabad Junction Railway Station (Sindhi: حيدرآباد جنڪشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in the city of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan and serves as a major railway junction.^[1]

History

Hyderabad Junction railway station was established in 1861 as part of Karachi-Kotri railway line.^[2] The construction on the work started when a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Scinde Railway and East India Company in 1855.^[2]

In April 1858, Sir Henry Bartle Frere inaugurated the civil work in an official ceremony.^[2]

Railway chief engineers

• Mr. Wells^[2]
• Mr. Brunton^[2]

Services

The following trains stop at Hyderabad Junction station:

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hyderabad Junction Railway Station - Today Train Timings 2023, Map, Postal Code, Contact Numbers . 2023-09-04 . Pakistani.PK.
2. Web site: Hyderabad Railway Station, Hyderabad. heritage.eftsindh.com.