Landi Kotal Railway Station (Pashto: د لنډي کوتل د اورګاډي اډه; Urdu: لنڈی کوتل ریلوے اسٹیشن) is a railway station in Landi Kotal, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It lies near the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. The railway station was built in 1925 during British rule. It was the terminus railway station of Khyber Pass Railway.
Landi Kotal Railway Station د لنډي کوتل د اورګاډي اډه | |||||||||||
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-_Landschaft_-_Annemarie_Schwarzenbach_-_SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-22-015.jpg) Landi Kotal station in 1939 or 1940, photo by Annemarie Schwarzenbach | |||||||||||
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| Location | Torkham Road Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°05′36″N 71°08′49″E / 34.093461°N 71.146862°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Khyber Pass Railway | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||
| Station code | LDKN | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1925 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2006 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe Landi-Kotal railway station was opened in November 1925 alongside the Khyber Pass Railway's newly laid tracks between Jamrud and Landi Kotal.[1] In 1982, regular service to the Landi Kotal railway station was terminated. However, beginning in the 1990s, the station served as the terminus of the Khyber train safari, a tourist train running from Peshawar to Landi Kotal via the Khyber Pass. The route was closed in 2006 after damage to the track due to extensive flooding.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mughal, Owais (September 2006). "Khyber Pass Railway". The Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Khyber Pass Railway Author: Owais Mughal, Publisher: http://pakistaniat.com , Retrieved on 14 June 2013