Shaheed Haider Ali Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: شہید حیدر علی ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Walhar village, Sadiqabad Tehsil of Punjab province, Pakistan. The station was initially named as Walhar Railway Station[1]. However, its name was changed to Shaheed Haider Ali Railway station in September 2023 as a tribute to a brave railway employee Haider Ali, who got martyred fighting off terrorists who were trying to damage the railway track and derail incoming trains near the Railway station.
Shaheed Haider Ali Railway Station شہید حیدر علی ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 28°12′05″N 69°59′26″E / 28.2015°N 69.9906°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line | ||||||||||
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Station code | SDI | ||||||||||
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Previous names | Walhar Railway Station | ||||||||||
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edit- ^ Haq, Khalid Hasnain | Irfanul (2019-07-12). "21 killed, 85 injured in train tragedy". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-11-11.