Karachi Cantonment railway station explained

Karachi Cantonment Railway Station
Style:Pakistan Railways
Address:Dr Daudpota Road
Karachi-75530, Sindh
Country:Pakistan
Coordinates:24.8438°N 67.0412°W
Line:
Other: 22-A, 1-D, 4-H, 19-D
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:8
Levels:2
Tracks:10
Parking: Available
Bicycle:Available
Status:Functional
Electrified:No
Accessible: Available
Code:KC
Owned:Ministry of Railways
Zone:Pakistan Railways Karachi Zone
Former:Frere Street Station
Map Dot Label:Cantt. Station (KHI)
Map Size:300
Mapframe:y

Karachi Cantonment Railway Station (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|کراچی چھاؤنی ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪراچي ڇانوڻي ريلوي اسٽيشن) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt.) is one of the busiest and principal railway stations in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. Daudpota Road, Saddar.[1] [2] [3]

History

It was earlier known as Frere Street Station. Construction of the station began in 1896 and was completed in 1898 at a total cost of rupees 80,000.[4] The present building of Karachi Cantt station has been declared a protected heritage site by the Government of Sindh.[2]

Facilities

Karachi Cantonment Station is equipped with all basic facilities. The station has current and advance reservation offices for Pakistan Railways as well as cargo and parcel facilities. Retail shops are found on Platform 1, including restaurants such as Rehmat-e-Shereen and Pizza Hut.

Services

The following trains originate/stop at Karachi Cantonment station:

!TRAIN NUMBER!TRAIN NAME!ORIGIN!DESTINATION
27 UPSHALIMAR EXPRESSTERMINUSLAHORE
11 UPHAZARA EXPRESSKARACHI CITYHAVELIAN
13 UPAWAM EXPRESSORIGINPESHAWAR CANTT
151 UPSHAH LATIF EXPRESSKARACHI CITYMIRPUR KHAS
29 UPSINDH EXPRESSTERMINUSMULTAN CANTT
47 UPREHMAN BABA EXPRESSTERMINUSPESHAWAR CANTT
45 UPPAKISTAN EXPRESSTERMINUSRAWALPINDI
09 UPALLAMA IQBAL EXPRESSTERMINUSSIALKOT
31 UPJINNAH EXPRESSTERMINUSLAHORE
41 UPKARAKORUM EXPRESSTERMINUSLAHORE
33 UPPAK BUSINESS EXPRESSTERMINUSLAHORE
149 UPMEHRAN EXPRESSKARACHI CITYMIRPUR KHAS
15 UPKARACHI EXPRESSTERMINUSLAHORE
17 UPMILLAT EXPRESSTERMINUSMALAKWAL
07 UPTEZGAM EXPRESSTERMINUSRAWALPINDI
25 UPBAHAUDIN ZAKRIYA EXPRESSKARACHI CITYMULTAN CANTT
03 UPBOLAN MAIL EXPRESSKARACHI CITYQUETTA
43 UPSHAH HUSSAIN EXPRESSTERMINUSLAHORE
37 UPFAREED EXPRESSKARACHI CITYLAHORE
19 UPKHUSHAL KHAN KHATTAK EXPRESSKARACHI CITYPESHAWAR CANTT
35 UPSIR SYED EXPRESSTERMINUSRAWALPINDI
05 UPGREEN LINE EXPRESSTERMINUSISLAMABAD
01 UPKHYBER MAIL EXPRESSTERMINUSPESHAWAR CANTT
145 UPSUKKER EXPRESSKARACHI CITYJACOBABAD
405 UPTHAR EXPRESSTERMINUSZERO POINT

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: In motion: How Cantt Station imitates the soul of Karachi. Hussain Ali and Momina Khan. 2 June 2015. 25 May 2022. Dawn (newspaper).
  2. Web site: Terror, Poverty and a Ray of Hope: Karachi Cantonment Railway Station. Amber Juman. 13 July 2016. YOULIN magazine. 25 May 2022.
  3. News: Cantt Station turns into escape route to home as Karachi is placed on lockdown (after corona pandemic in 2020). Oonib Azam. 24 March 2020. The News International (newspaper). 25 May 2022.
  4. Web site: No Basic Facilities Available At Karachi Cantonment Railway Station . newslink.pk website (in Urdu language). 13 April 2023.