Kotri Junction Railway Station (Urdu: کوٹری جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي جنکشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Kotri city, Jamshoro district of Sindh province, Pakistan.
Kotri Junction Railway Station کوٹری
جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kotri Station Road Kotri, Sindh 76000  Pakistan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°22′00″N 68°17′51″E / 25.3668°N 68.2976°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Kotri–Attock Railway Line | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KOT | |||||||||||||||
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History
editKotri Junction station is among the oldest railway stations in Pakistan. It served as the northern terminus point of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855. A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. By 13 May 1861, the station opened to the public. This was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).[1][2][3]
Services
editThe following trains stop at Kotri Junction station:
| Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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| Drigh Road towards Karachi Cantonment
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Allama Iqbal Express | Hyderabad Junction towards Sialkot Junction
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| Braudabad towards Karachi City
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Bolan Mail | Sind University towards Quetta
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| Landhi Junction towards Karachi Cantonment
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Khyber Mail | Hyderabad Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway” Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ^ H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ^ "Money Market and City Intelligence", "The Times", Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.