Ab-I-Gum Railway Station (Urdu: آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن, Balochi: آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن, also spelled Ab-i-Gum) is located in the town of Ab-I-gum, Kachhi District of Balochistan province, Pakistan. It is located 50 kilometers (31 mi) southeast of Quetta near Chilton mountain on the Rohri-Chaman Railway Line.
Ab-I-Gum Railway Station آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 29°48′14″N 67°24′11″E / 29.8039°N 67.4031°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Rohri-Chaman Railway Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | ABG | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||
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Ab-I-gum (Urdu: آب گم) is a Persian word meaning 'vanished water',[1] a name given to a nearby underground spring.
Services
editThe following trains stop at Aab-e-Gum station:[2][3]
| Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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| Mach towards Quetta
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Akbar Express | Sibi towards Lahore Junction
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| Sibi towards Karachi City
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Bolan Mail | Mach towards Quetta
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| Mach towards Quetta
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Jaffar Express | Sibi towards Peshawar Cantonment
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Stops
editOnly the Jaffar Express has a stop at the Aab-e-Gum Railway Station.[4]
Incidents
edit- 17 November 2015, the Jaffar Express derailed at Aab-e-Gum, killing 20 and injuring 96 people.[5][6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ahmed, Vaqar (2012-10-09). "Pakistan Railways: End of a journey?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Aab e Gum Railway Station Train Time Information 2022". www.pakinformation.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Report, Recorder (2021-12-02). "Restored Bolan Mail departs from City Station". Brecorder. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Aab e Gum Railway Station Train Time Information". Pakistani Railway Time Table. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Six dead, 21 injured in Jaffar Express train blasts". Dispatch News Desk. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Timeline of major train accidents in Pakistan in the past five years". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Here are major train accidents in Pakistan since 1953". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-28.